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Table 1 Blood serum testosterone concentrations and sperm quality and quantity parameters during the trial

From: Effect of active immunization against GnRH on testosterone concentration, libido and sperm quality in mature AI boars

Variables

Periods

Controla

Ib

IIc

IIId

Testosterone, ng/ml

3.47 ± 1.62b,c,d

5.05 ± 2.34a,c,d

1.35 ± 1.02a,b,c

0.25 ± 0.17a,b

Libido, points

8.00 ± 0.00b,c,d

10.00 ± 0.0a,c,d

8.65 ± 0.56a,b,d

5.00 ± 2.04a,b,c

Sperm motility, %

55.74 ± 12.07

51.67 ± 14.24

56.94 ± 8.89d

48.33 ± 15.72c

Volume of ejaculate, ml

190.19 ± 84.69c,d

192.06 ± 56.65c,d

156.11 ± 51.25a,b,d

105.17 ± 34.75a,b,c

Concentration, 109ejaculate

19.65 ± 9.27c

23.70 ± 8.77

27.67 ± 16.35a

24.57 ± 10.37

Total amount of abnormal spermatozoa

35.41 ± 26.24d

32.67 ± 24.28d

42.17 ± 23.55d

73.29 ± 26.01a,b,c

  1. a, b, c, d, Means with different superscript in columns are significantly different (p < 0.05). Data presented as mean ± SD.