Research Article

A 150 kDa Protein Derived from Bull Seminal Plasma Extended the Survival Time of Kacang Goat Sperm Stored at 5°C

Table 5

The number of motile sperm per ejaculate, average number of doses, and volume (mL) per dose for intracervical insemination using Kacang goat semen stored at 5°C for five days in skim milk-egg yolk extender with and without the addition of 150 kDa protein isolated from Simmental bull seminal plasma. 5°C for five days.

GroupDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

T03975.42±39.953697.57±24.973441.09±4.992603.26±4.991996.26±9.99
(66/0.32)(62/0.35)(57/0.37)(43/0.49)(33/0.64)

T16330.76±34.966275.19±4.995339.04±84.894467.01±39.953423.99±14.98
(106/0.20)(105/0.20)(89/0.24)(74/0.29)(57/0.38)

T24881.65±34.964120.76±74.913718.95±74.913086.30±44.942415.18±74.91
(81/0.26)(69/0.31)(62/0.35)(51/0.42)(40/0.53)

The number of motile sperm per ejaculate is shown in bold; the number of doses with 60-million motile sperm cells for intracervical insemination/volume (mL) is in brackets. SM-EY: skim milk-egg yolk; T0: SM-EY extender without the protein; T1: SM-EY extender +12 μg protein/100 mL extender; T2: SM-EY extender +24 μg protein/100 mL extender.