The Effect of Different Foam Concentrations on Sperm Motility in Japanese Quail

Table 1

Cloacal gland index, frequency of foam secretion, and quantity of foam in Japanese quail (mean ± S.E.M., $n=12$).

Group	Cloacal gland size index	Frequency of foam deposition				Quantity of foam
	$({\text{mm}}^2)$	$6\hspace{0.17em}\text{AM}$	$12\hspace{0.17em}\text{noon}$	$6\hspace{0.17em}\text{PM}$	Total	(mg/bird)
1	$232.26\pm {1.24}^{\text{a}}$	$5.86\pm 0.27$	$3.83\pm 0.24$	$5.06\pm 0.43$	$14.75\pm {0.71}^{\text{a}}$	$13.30\pm {1.05}^{\text{a}}$
2	$324.27\pm {0.98}^{\text{b}}$	$6.66\pm 0.35$	$4.10\pm 0.27$	$5.10\pm 0.24$	$15.86\pm {0.55}^{\text{ab}}$	$18.20\pm {0.88}^{\text{a}}$
3	$377.50\pm {0.84}^{\text{c}}$	$7.54\pm 0.34$	$4.84\pm 0.31$	$5.35\pm 0.50$	$17.73\pm {0.93}^{\text{b}}$	$22.45\pm {1.67}^{\text{b}}$
4	$421.64\pm {2.21}^{\text{d}}$	$7.60\pm 0.43$	$5.04\pm 0.40$	$4.96\pm 0.37$	$17.61\pm {1.09}^{\text{b}}$	$23.26\pm {1.19}^{\text{c}}$
5	$480.82\pm {506}^{\text{e}}$	$8.90\pm 0.34$	$5.56\pm 0.34$	$8.08\pm 1.01$	$22.59\pm {1.36}^{\text{c}}$	$25.40\pm {1.38}^{\text{d}}$

Values bearing different superscripts within the columns differ significantly ($P<.01$).