Sperm parameter | Hours | Treatments | |||
Ethylene glycol | Control | SE | |||
Total motility | 24 | 55.4a,x | 50.9a,x | 2.3 | |
| 48 | 48.6a,y | 43.4a,y | 2.3 | |
| 72 | 49.6a,xy | 31.7b,z | 2.3 | |
Progressive motility | 24 | 26.1a,x | 23.1a,x | 1.3 | |
| 48 | 21.5a,y | 18.7a,y | 1.3 | |
| 72 | 21.5a,y | 12.6b,z | 1.3 | |
Track speed | 24 | 186a,x | 197a,x | 7.4 | |
| 48 | 182a,x | 191a,x | 7.4 | |
| 72 | 185a,x | 162b,y | 7.4 | |
Path velocity | 24 | 103.3a,x | 109.1a,x | 3.3 | |
| 48 | 98.4a,x | 104.5a,x | 3.3 | |
| 72 | 99.1a,x | 85.2b,y | 3.3 | |
Progressive velocity | 24 | 80.3a,x | 84.1a,x | 2.4 | |
| 48 | 75.7a,x | 80.2a,x | 2.4 | |
| 72 | 76.4a,x | 65.1b,y | 2.4 | |
Linearity | 24 | 46.5a,x | 47.2a,x | 1.5 | |
| 48 | 43.8a,x | 45.2a,x | 1.5 | |
| 72 | 42.8a,x | 37.1b,y | 1.5 | |
Straightness | 24 | 76.5a,x | 77.1a,x | 2.1 | |
| 48 | 75.1a,x | 74.6a,x | 2.1 | |
| 72 | 72.1a,x | 65.7b,y | 2.1 |