Bacteriospermia and Sperm Quality of Cryopreserved Bull Semen Used in Artificial Insemination of Cows in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Table 6

Prevalence of bacteriospermia in different ejaculates of HF-cross and Jersey bulls.

Risk factors	Total straws examined	No positive	Prevalence (%)		value
Breed
Jersey	43	16	37.2	0.082	0.774
HF-cross	60	24	40.0
Total	103	40	38.8
Ejaculates
A	19	13	68.4	18.674	0.002
B	24	3	12.5
C	21	7	33.3
D	24	8	33.3
E	10	5	50.0
F	5	4	80.0
Total	103	40	38.8

A and B = semen ejaculates collected from the purebred Jersey bull; C–F = semen ejaculates collected from the HF-cross bull.