Table 3. Semen characteristics of watermelon extended rooster semen at 2 hour

Parameters T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7
Percentage motility (%) 89.97ab 90.30ab 89.53ab 89.89ab 90.74a 89.23b 89.72ab
Progressive motility (%) 83.66a 85.22a 83.70a 75.50b 83.62a 83.83a 77.84b
Non- progressive motility (%) 6.31b 5.09b 5.83b 14.39a 7.12b 5.40b 11.87a
Curvilinear velocity (VCL) (μm/s) 18.52b 17.61c 18.14b 19.94a 18.18b 18.25b 18.48b
Average path velocity (VAP) (μm/s) 10.05bc 9.47e 9.67d 11.25a 9.82c 9.65d 10.34b
Straight line velocity (VSL) (μm/s) 4.15c 3.98c 4.06c 4.85a 4.18c 3.97c 4.48b
Linearity (%) 22.38bc 22.61bc 22.35bc 24.39a 22.99b 21.74c 24.21a
Straightness (%) 41.25c 42.04bc 41.95bc 43.15a 42.55ab 41.09c 43.27a
Amplitude of lateral head (ALH) (μm) 0.50b 0.50bc 0.49c 0.55a 0.49c 0.50bc 0.50b
Beat cross frequency (BCF) (Hz) 4.71a 4.44b 4.57ab 4.75a 4.61ab 4.68a 4.43b
Wobble (%) 54.25b 53.77b 53.29b 56.39a 54.03b 52.88b 56.94a
Viability (%) 89.97 90.30 89.53 89.89 90.74 89.23 89.72
Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different.
Treatments are % watermelon in dextrose saline diluents: T1 is undiluted semen (positive control); T2, 10%; T3, 20%; T4, 30%; T5, 40%; T6, 50%; T7, 0%.