Research Article

Liquid and Frozen Storage of Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) Semen Extended with UHT Milk, Unpasteurized Coconut Water, and Pasteurized Coconut Water

Table 2

lists the mean rates of deterioration and SD for FPM% where the various spermatozoa concentrations of the various extenders over time are pooled.

ExtendersTime
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

UHT Milk 1 5 . 7 0 ± 3 . 7 2 3 6 . 8 4 ± 3 . 9 0 5 4 . 3 6 ± 3 . 2 8 7 1 . 3 9 ± 2 . 7 4 9 0 . 2 1 ± 2 . 3 2
S D = 2 3 . 5 1 S D = 2 4 . 6 4 S D = 2 0 . 7 2 S D = 1 7 . 3 5 S D = 1 4 . 7 0
CW 1 8 . 9 6 ± 3 . 3 0 5 2 . 5 1 ± 5 . 8 3 6 4 . 5 5 ± 4 . 7 0 7 9 . 2 4 ± 3 . 0 6 8 9 . 5 9 ± 2 . 5 4
S D = 2 0 . 8 8 S D = 3 6 . 9 0 S D = 2 7 . 7 1 S D = 1 9 . 3 5 S D = 1 6 . 0 7
PCW 1 9 . 4 7 ± 4 . 5 3 5 0 . 2 2 ± 5 . 6 0 6 7 . 8 5 ± 4 . 7 3 8 1 . 2 5 ± 3 . 0 8 9 2 . 0 2 ± 1 . 8 7
S D = 2 8 . 6 4 S D = 3 5 . 4 3 S D = 2 9 . 9 0 S D = 1 9 . 4 5 S D = 1 1 . 8 4