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Table 1 Sperm quality variables assessed in High Motile and Low Motile sperm fractions

From: Small RNA sequencing of cryopreserved semen from single bull revealed altered miRNAs and piRNAs expression between High- and Low-motile sperm populations

Variables

High Motile

Low Motile

MOT TOT (%)

48.44 ± 4.65a

3.78 ± 4.65b

PRG (%)

39.94 ± 4.64a

1.86 ± 4.64b

VSL (μm/s)

66.65 ± 5.66a

25.25 ± 5.66b

VCL (μm/s)

102.47 ± 6.90a

50.79 ± 6.90b

VAP (μm/s)

72.00 ± 5.43a

31.60 ± 5.43b

LIN (%)

63.94 ± 5.57

48.59 ± 5.57

STR (%)

92.02 ± 4.07

82.03 ± 4.07

WOB (%)

69.15 ± 4.25

57.60 ± 4.25

ALH (μm)

3.04 ± 0.23a

2.14 ± 0.23b

BCF (Hz)

9.34 ± 0.68a

4.12 ± 0.68b

VIA (%)

68.75 ± 3.90a

10.39 ± 3.90b

DIA (%)

23.72 ± 3.25a

36.27 ± 3.25b

VDA (%)

1.24 ± 0.54

0.78 ± 0.54

DDA (%)

6.39 ± 2.56a

52.54 ± 2.56b

  1. MOT TOT total motility, PRG cells progressive motility, VSL straight-line velocity, VCL curvilinear velocity, VAP average path velocity, LIN linear coefficient, STR straightness coefficient, WOB wobble coefficient, ALH amplitude of lateral head displacement, BCF beat cross-frequency, VIA viable with intact acrosome, DIA dead with intact acrosome, VDA viable with disrupted acrosome, DDA dead with disrupted acrosome
  2. a, bvalues within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P <0.05