Epididymitis in rams, a clinical survey in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Authors

  • A. A. Ramos
  • A. Mies F.°
  • J. A. P. Schenck
  • L. D. Vasconcellos
  • O. T. G. Prado
  • J. C. T. Fernandes
  • H. Blobel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1966.v1.18017

Abstract

Clinical examination of 3317 rams, used for reproduction, revealed 6.5% to be affected with epididymitis. Confirmation of a great number of such cases was obtained by laboratory tests. Palpable lesions of the genital organs presented 10.8% of the total number of animals examined. In 60.9% of these cases such abnormalities were caused by epididymitis. The highest incidence, 11.2% of the affected animals, occured in rams of the Romney Marsh breed. Only 6 (11.5%) of 52 animals with typical lesions of epididymitis secreted a semen of normal appearance.

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Published

2024-03-22

How to Cite

Ramos, A. A., Mies F.°, A., Schenck, J. A. P., Vasconcellos, L. D., Prado, O. T. G., Fernandes, J. C. T., & Blobel, H. (2024). Epididymitis in rams, a clinical survey in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 1(1), 211–213. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1966.v1.18017

Issue

v.1, n.1, jan. 1966

Section

VETERINARY SCIENCE