Research Article
Superoxide Dismutase: A Predicting Factor for Boar Semen Characteristics for Short-Term Preservation
Table 1
Summary of sperm parameters in AI dose (
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Day 3 | | Mean ± SD | Range (minimum–maximum) | Mean ± SD | Range (minimum–maximum) |
| | Sperm concentration (million/mL) | | 154.8–382.2 | | 154.8–382.2 | | Motility (%) | | 67.0–94.3 | | 25.7–89.3 | | Progressive motility (%) | | 30.0–46.7 | | 13.0–43.0 | | Morphologically normal form (%) | | 53.2–84.7 | | 39.2–69.0 | | Viability (%) | | 79.0–97.0 | | 76.0–93.5 | | Capacitated + acrosomal reacted (%) | | 4.5–45.5 | | 22.5–66.5 | | TAC (mol/L) | | 395.0–1140.0 | | 320.0–1100.0 | | TBARS (mol/L) | | 30.8–48.7 | | 32.7–47.1 | | SOD (U/mL) | | 0.5–2.9 | | 1.6–4.4 |
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AI: artificial insemination; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; SOD: superoxide dismutase; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.
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