From: Potential factors affecting semen quality in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
 | Age group (years) | ||
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Parameters | 10–19 (27 ejaculates) | 23–43 (118 ejaculates) | 51–70 (30 ejaculates) |
Progressive motility (%) | 22.78 ± 3.78a | 31.28 ± 2.11a | 0.00 ± 0.00b |
Concent. (× 106 /ml) | 1089.86 ± 168.99 a | 1502.03 ± 91.90b | 1705.5 ± 199.95 b |
Volume (ml) | 18.18 ± 3.07 | 24.00 ± 1.70 | 20.21 ± 3.50 |
Seminal pH | 7.84 ± 0.19 | 7.78 ± 0.11 | 8.27 ± 0.22 |
Viable sperm (%) | 46.50 ± 3.60 a | 33.70 ± 3.10 a | 27.10 ± 3.50b |
Normal morphology (%) | 73.12 ± 3.71a | 84.48 ± 2.17b | 66.98 ± 4.30a |
SrT3 (ng/dl) | 224.86 ± 9.61a | 169.54 ± 5.68b | 138.95 ± 11.66c |
SrT4 (μg/dl) | 11.51 ± 0.31a | 9.81 ± 0.18b | 10.63 ± 0.38a |
SrTest (ng/ml) | 14.90 ± 6.49 | 8.6 ± 1.92 | 2.43 ± 0.67 |
SpTest (ng/ml) | 68.11 ± 7.61a | 46.89 ± 3.76b | 40.99 ± 8.20b |
SpTP (g/dl) | 0.48 ± 0.08 | 0.63 ± 0.04 | 0.60 ± 0.08 |
SpZn (μg/dl) | 53.29 ± 5.12a | 61.34 ± 2.37a | 39.23 ± 5.39b |