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Table 1 Semen parameters on days 70 and 100 after the end of ketoconazole administration

From: Reversible infertility in male dog following prolonged treatment of Malassezia dermatitis with ketoconazole

Parameter

70 days after ketoconazole administration

100 days after ketoconazole administration

Reference values [9, 10]

Volume (mL)

3.0

4.5

3.9 ± 1.2

Concentration (× 106/mL)

105

295

292.6 ± 208.3

TSC (× 106)

315

1327.5

707.6 ± 498.7 1200

MOT (%)

68

95.0

88.3 ± 18.4

PMOT (%)

50

74

60–70

VAP (μm/s)

147.7

157.6

124.3 ± 19.7

VSL (μm/s)

138.5

146.6

113.0 ± 20.2

VCL (μm/s)

188.2

201.6

160.7 ± 19.7

ALH (μm)

3.9

4.1

5.0 ± 0.7

BCF (Hz)

27.8

35.7

26.2 ± 4.4

STR (%)

92

92

88.9 ± 3.4

LIN (%)

69

69

70.1 ± 7.5

RAPID (%)

53

79

65.2 ± 21.7

MEDIUM (%)

15

16

3.4 ± 2.4

SLOW (%)

21

4

19.7 ± 12.8

STATIC (%)

11

1

11.8 ± 14.4

NORMAL (%)

69

88

63.3 ± 28.5

LIVE (%)

77

93

86.8 ± 10.4

  1. TSC Total Sperm Count, MOT motile spermatozoa, PMOT progressive motility, VAP velocity average pathway, VSL velocity straight line, VCL velocity curvilinear, ALH amplitude lateral head, BCF beat cross frequency, STR straightness, LIN linearity, motility subcategories: RAPID, MEDIUM, SLOW, STATIC