The Effect of Different Foam Concentrations on Sperm Motility in Japanese Quail

Table 2

Effect of foam extract on sperm motility (percentage of motile sperm) at different time intervals at room temperature (mean $\pm$ S.E.M., $n=30$).

Duration
	$0\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$0.5\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$1.0\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$1.5\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$2.0\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$2.5\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$	$3.0\hspace{0.17em}\text{hr}$
${\text{NS}}^{*}$	$36.66\pm {2.10}^{\text{a}}$	$51.66\pm {4.77}^{\text{a}}$	$54.16\pm {4.54}^{\text{b}}$	$42.50\pm {4.95}^{\text{b}}$	$22.50\pm {4.95}^{\text{b}}$	$5.00\pm {1.82}^{\text{b}}$	$00.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{a}}$
$2.5\%\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}{\text{FE}}^{**}$	$90.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{c}}$	$81.66\pm {2.78}^{\text{b}}$	$70.00\pm {2.58}^{\text{c}}$	$43.33\pm {6.00}^{\text{b}}$	$22.50\pm {3.59}^{\text{b}}$	$7.50\pm {2.14}^{\text{b}}$	$00.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{a}}$
$5\%$ FE	$90.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{c}}$	$87.50\pm {1.70}^{\text{b}}$	$80.00\pm {2.88}^{\text{d}}$	$71.66\pm {4.01}^{\text{c}}$	$52.50\pm {5.88}^{\text{c}}$	$41.66\pm {7.81}^{\text{d}}$	$15.00\pm {2.58}^{\text{c}}$
$10\%$ FE	$85.83\pm {1.53}^{\text{c}}$	$77.50\pm {2.14}^{\text{b}}$	$69.15\pm {3.27}^{\text{c}}$	$47.50\pm {7.27}^{\text{b}}$	$30.83\pm {2.38}^{\text{b}}$	$22.50\pm {2.14}^{\text{c}}$	$10.83\pm {1.53}^{\text{b}}$
$25\%$ FE	$63.33\pm {4.01}^{\text{b}}$	$49.16\pm {4.36}^{\text{a}}$	$24.16\pm {3.00}^{\text{a}}$	$15.00\pm {2.58}^{\text{a}}$	$09.16\pm {1.53}^{\text{a}}$	$00.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{a}}$	$00.00\pm {0.00}^{\text{a}}$

Values bearing different superscripts within the columns differ significantly ($P<.01$).
${\text{NS}}^{*}$: Normal saline, ${\text{FE}}^{**}$: Foam extract.