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Inter-Relationship Between Testicular and Accessory Sex Glands Biometry and Circulating Steroid Hormones in Jacks

Global Veterinaria • 2016
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون MM. Kandiel; A El Shafey; A El Khawaga
الكلمات المفتاحية Accessory sex glands; Biometry ; Donkey ; Epididymis ; Scrotum ; Testes ; Testosterone; hormone; Ultrasound
المجلة العلمية Global Veterinaria
الناشر Kandiel
المجلد 17
العدد 5
الصفحات 468-475
publication.type International
رابط البحث Not Available
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
To perform biometric analysis of Egyptian indigenous donkeys´ reproductive organs using ultrasound and correlate the findings with serum hormonal levels, 25 apparent healthy jacks aged between 2-12 years were used. The ultrasonographic measurements of internal (bulbourethral, prostate, vesicular glands, colliculus seminalis and pelvic urethra) as well as external (testes, epididymis and scrotum) organs were measured over three-weeks period for each animal and for each structure. The scrotal length, width and thickness were measured with a caliper (mm). An impact of testicular size in normal donkeys was noticed on the measures (length and width) of the prostate gland, vesicular gland, ampulla ductus deference and colliculus seminalis. Testes measures were highly (p 100 mm3. Moreover, there was a close positive association between testicular volume and scrotal thickness (r=0.939, p