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

Global Veterinaria • 2016
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Authors MM. Kandiel; A El Shafey; A El Khawaga
Keywords Accessory sex glands; Biometry ; Donkey ; Epididymis ; Scrotum ; Testes ; Testosterone; hormone; Ultrasound
Journal Global Veterinaria
Publisher Kandiel
Volume 17
Issue 5
Pages 468-475
publication.type International
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Abstract
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