TABLE 1.

Means

1
size of litters sired for each male,

and standard errors of semen traits, fertility and mean

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Male Semen

No. Vol. (cc)

Total

Sperm per

ejaculate
6

Motility pH
Score

Ferti ;ity

%

Litter
size

( x 10) ot Tl S Lol G AU e S e

.042P

b

+1

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57
59
81

S

All males
Range (O,

8
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1282

.022

.06
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90 + 14
219 + 47
114 + 19
261 + 43

71 + 10
134 + 422
905 £
106 + 11°

149 + 12
(16 - 567)

o q o

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b

b

3.3 +.4 785 4 24
3.6 i.sb

7.44 + 12%
2.0 +.3° 1.48 & 118"

406 io4c 7.34‘ + oloa

1ot tries & led”
b ab

3.3 +4 7.65 + .08
301 st s i gt

Aginial & | o ac
.04

Bak 2 7.59
(0 -6)

66.7°¢

37.5%P
29,2%

83.4°
25.0°
44,42

71.4°¢

b

5.0 + 2,1
4.9 + 0.7
4,8 + 1.3
5.8 * 0,5
3.5 + 0.9
3.8 + 0.8
6.2 + 0.5

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Not used for AI

44,1

5.3 + 0.3
(1 - 14)

 

1 Each mean is based on 12 ejaculates and that for all males on 96,

ab

c -
Means with the same superscript are not significantly different (P>0.05).
*  Motility: 6 =>>80% motility, O = <25% motility.

Each unit below 6 indicates a drop of
10% in motility.