Research Article

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

Table 7

Logistic regression of bacteriospermia in different ejaculates of HF-crossbred and Jersey bulls.

PredictorsEstimateSE valueOdds ratio95% CI

Intercept0.7731.070.117
Breed
 Jersey vs. HF-cross0.6132.2560.6161.8460.168–20.26

Ejaculates: A vs.
 B−2.7180.0520.0010.0660.014–0.31
 C−2.0790.1510.0860.1250.012–1.34
 D−2.0790.1500.0830.1250.012–1.31
 E−1.3860.3210.2800.250.020–3.10
 F1

LR chi2 = 19.67; value = 0.0014; R2 = 0.1430. A and B = semen ejaculates collected from purebred Jersey bulls; C–F = semen ejaculates collected from HF-crossbred bulls; SE = standard error of the estimate/regression coefficient.