Research Article

Comparison of the Effect of Heterologous and Homologous Seminal Plasma on Motility and Chromatin Integrity of Stallion Spermatozoa Selected by Single Layer Centrifugation

Table 1

Changes in the mean proportion of spermatozoa showing progressive motility (all, Class A, and Class B) after SLC and after the addition of own (homologous) or foreign (heterologous) SP to SLC samples ().

KinematicSP added 0 h, motility 0 hSP added 0 h, motility after 24 h storageSP added after 24 h
Progressive motility (%)SLC only, no SPOwn SPForeign SPSLC only, no SPOwn SPForeign SPSLC only, no SPOwn SPForeign SP

All (%)62 ± 1762 ± 1364 ± 1861 ± 18ab70 ± 15a68 ± 15b61 ± 18cd73 ± 15c69 ± 17d
Class A (%)23 ± 1424 ± 1727 ± 1631 ± 17f40 ± 18f29 ± 1531 ± 1747 ± 1941 ± 23
Class B (%)40 ± 11e37 ± 10e37 ± 1330 ± 1029 ± 1139 ± 830 ± 1026 ± 1028 ± 13

Same supercript within a row and treatment indicates significance or trend towards significance. a, b, c, d, e, and f.