| Table 1. Mean percent value (± standard error) of total motility and vitality recovery rates of samples from different groups before and after freezing. | ||||||
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Before Freezing (COOL) |
After Freezing | |||||
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GROUP 1 (CONTROL) |
GROUP 2 (DRY ICE) |
GROUP 3 (DRY ICE + NITROGEN) |
GROUP 4 (TRANSPORTED) |
GROUP 5 (TRANSPORTED + NITROGEN) |
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| MOTILITY (%) | 65.1 ± 2.3 | 46.6 ± 3.2 | 36.9 ± 3.1 | 34.5 ±3.1 | 34.4 ± 3.2 | 34.6 ± 2.5 |
| VITALITY (%) | 80.3 ± 2.2 | 53.0 ± 2.8 | 43.8 ± 2.7 | 39.5 ± 2.7 | 41.4 ± 2.7 | 38.6 ± 2.8 |