Seminal attributes and sperm morphology of Agonda Goan pigs

Figures & data

Table 1. Age, weight and scrotal sac dimensions of Agonda Goan and Large White Yorkshire pigs.

	Agonda Goan pigs	Large White Yorkshire pigs
Parameter	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
Age (months)	23.33 ± 5.14	25.66 ± 2.74
Weight of boar (kg)	38.91 ± 5.71	195.66 ± 7.08
Length of testis (mm)	57.29 ± 12.54	131.33 ± 7.56
Thickness of testis (mm)	36.24 ± 1.58	67.26 ± 2.99

Table 2. Seminal attributes of Agonda Goan and Large White Yorkshire pigs.

	Agonda Goan pigs	Large White Yorkshire pigs
Parameter	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
Volume	87.30 ± 7.57*	204.00 ± 13.21*
Concentration	136.80 ± 18.57×10^6*	559.46 ± 56.68×10^6*
Total of sperms per ejaculate	10.79 ± 1.53×10^9*	111.63 ± 14.20×10^6*

Note: n = 36.

* P < 0.01.

Table 3. Sperm abnormalities in Agonda Goan and Large White Yorkshire pigs as analysed by CASA.

	Agonda Goan pigs	Large White Yorkshire pigs
Morphological abnormalities (%)	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
Bent tail	4.12 ± 0.7*	1.88 ± 0.24*
Coiled tail	3.11 ± 0.58*	1.06 ± 0.17*
DMR	2.83 ± 0.36	2.44 ± 0.29
Distal droplet	3.21 ± 0.37	3.20 ± 0.39
Proximal droplet	3.11 ± 0.42**	2.03 ± 0.24**
Total abnormalities	16.38 ± 1.66*	10.64 ± 0.88*

Note: n = 36.

* P < 0.01; **P < 0.05.

Table 4. Sperm morphology of Agonda Goan and Large White Yorkshire pigs.

	Agonda Goan (n = 900)	Large White Yorkshire (n = 450)
Morphological parameters	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
Head length (µm)	7.19 ± 0.03*	7.501 ± 0.03
Head width (µm)	2.56 ± 0.01**	2.569 ± 0.02
Head perimeter (µm)	17.45 ± 0.08**	17.945 ± 0.08
Head area (µm)^2	15.96 ± 0.11*	16.387 ± 0.20
Tail length (µm)	19.38 ± 0.12*	21.015 ± 0.12
Total length (µm)	26.57 ± 0.14*	28.526 ± 0.14

* P < 0.01; **P < 0.05.

Figure 1. Agonda Goan Male.

Figure 2. Agonda Goan female with litter.