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TABLE 1. THE DNA CONTENT OF BOAR SPERMATOZOA

B e e R T T

Treatment FRESH AGED
Boar No.
Unfiltered Filtered Unfiltered Filteredd

A 2.679 2.63 2l 2.64
A 2.34 S 2:.08 232
B 2.94 S Al 2.20 3.08
B 2650 2552 2.19 282
C 2.28 2.28 2.19 2.39
(& 2457 27 270X 2,16
D 2.43 2.43 2l 2.39
D 25308 2549 2202 2520

MEAN 2.44 2.47 2.16%* 2.46

N e T e s R e e R e

bunfiltered = live + dead spermatozoa; Filtered = live spermatozoa
a : mean mg X 10-9 DNA/spermatozoon, derived from two replicates
*% P (.01 interaction of sperm age x filtration

TABLE 2. PERCENT LIVE SPERMATOZOA

e e

Fresh** Aged
Unfiltered” 95.0 23.5
—
Filtered** 9571 95.4
S S SR O R AR e e S e P e S
bynfiltered = live + dead spermatozoa

Filtered = live spermatozoa
%% P .01
» Interaction P € .01.

TABLE 3. PERCENT MOTILE SPERMATOZOA

—

Fresh** Aged

Unfiltered?® 90 11.8
.

Filtered** 953 93.6

e e

%% P ¢.01.
2 Interaction P €.01.

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