| Dilution Number |
Total Concentration |
Partial Concentration |
Diluted Concentration |
Ratio Total : Partial |
Ratio Total : Dilution |
|
| N1 |
41.05a (2.60) |
33.78b (1.11) |
39.28 |
1.22 |
1.05 |
| N2 |
32.09a (1.38) |
27.51b (1.67) |
32.88 |
1.17 |
0.98 |
| N3 |
26.31a (1.75) |
24.03b (1.22) |
26.40 |
1.09 |
1.00 |
| N4 |
20.29a (0.68) |
18.60a (1.20) |
19.56 |
1.09 |
1.04 |
| N5 |
14.30a (0.38) |
11.92b (0.67) |
13.04 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
| N6 |
7.31a (0.91) |
5.87b (0.50) |
6.48 |
1.24 |
1.13 |
| |
|
|
|
1.17 |
1.05 |
| D1 |
39.58a (2.25) |
35.30b (2.93) |
39.28 |
1.12 |
1.01 |
| D2 |
34.45a (1.61) |
29.76b (1.63) |
32.88 |
1.16 |
1.05 |
| D3 |
28.26a (1.32) |
24.68b (0.98) |
26.40 |
1.15 |
1.07 |
| |
|
|
|
1.14 |
1.04 |
| B3 |
25.92a (1.56) |
24.68a (2.55) |
|
1.05 |
|
|
| *Total indicates count of all particles divided by the volume of all fields
counted in the chamber; partial, count of all particles from each field except
the 3 fields nearest the meniscus and the 1 field nearest the entry port,
divided by the volume of the fields counted; dilution, weight % dilution: the
mass dilution as measured on the Mettler balance is given normalized to the
hemacytometer measurement, which was made on sample N2; N1-N6, live (motile)
boar sperm samples; and D1-D3, dead (glutaraldehyde immobilized) samples of
N1, N2, N3; B3, live sperm used in 4 chambers with porous plug-blocked exits. |
| Different superscript letters denote significant differences
(P < .05) within rows. |
|
