Parameter

0th hour

12th hour

24th hour

48th hour

Sperm

motility (%)

77.00 ± 2.55

68.00 ± 1.23^b

66.00 ± 2.45^bc

60.00 ± 1.58^c

Sperm concentration

( 10⁷/ml)

6.48 ± 0.75

5.86 ± 47

5.24 ± 26

5.38 ± 31

Sperm

livability (%)

86.40 ± 1.50^a

78.00 ± 3.11^ab

75.00 ± 1.82^ab

69.80 ± 4.21^b

Acrosome integrity (%)

90.00 ± 1.52

83.00 ± 3.52

84.60 ± 4.63

82.20 ± 3.85

Morphologically abnormal sperm (%)

27.40 ± 1.99^a

32.80 ± 2.22^ab

36.40 ± 2.46^ab

37.60 ± 2.66^b