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Table 1 Sperm parameters results (means ± S.E.M.)

From: Effects of bovine spermatozoa preparation on embryonic development in vitro

Sperm separation protocol

Progressive motility (%)

Concentration (106Ml)

HOS % active

SYBR-14/PI % live

EthD-1/FITC-PSA % live with intact acrosome

Initial (n = 6)

50.00 ± 8.16a

82.75 ± 5.25a

39.94 ± 8.98a

43.34 ± 6.88a

46.04 ± 12.56a

BoviPure (n = 6)

70.00 ± 3.54b

27.25 ± 1.70b

54.35 ± 2.75b

72.68 ± 2.79b

75.93 ± 0.91b

Swim up (n = 6)

53.75 ± 3.15a

20.00 ± 5.34b

45.90 ± 1.84a

50.99 ± 2.18a

59.24 ± 2.42a

  1. Values with different superscripts within the same columns differ significantly (P < 0.05)