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Table 2 Seminal biochemistry of four exotic breeds of rabbit

From: Semen characteristics and seminal oxidative status of four breeds of rabbit in South west, Nigeria

Parameters

Fauve de Bourgogne

Chinchilla

British Spot

New Zealand White

SEM

p value

Glucose (mmol/L)

1.12

0.75

0.58

0.54

0.17

NS

Protein (g/L)

28.80ab

27.00ab

39.90a

12.20b

3.50

*

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.87

1.86

0.83

0.97

0.21

NS

Magnesium (mmol/L)

1.01

1.11

1.06

1.03

0.03

NS

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

3.91a

3.74a

3.25b

3.26b

0.23

*

Sodium (mmol/L)

60.24a

45.56b

62.01a

63.88a

7.03

*

Potassium (mmol/L)

46.42

58.68

62.15

38.56

4.89

NS

Chloride (mmol/L)

0.30

0.63

0.52

0.44

0.08

NS

  1. Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different
  2. SEM standard error of the mean, NS not significant (p > 0.05)
  3. *Significant difference (p < 0.05)