Epidemiological aspects of surgical diseases of the genital tract in a population of 12,320 breeding bulls (1982-2007) in the state of Goias, Brazil
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2008-09
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José Henrique Stringhini
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The genital tract of bulls might be affected by diseases
that result in coeundi impotence leading to decrease
of reproductive efficiency. Anatomic, breed and handling
aspects are considered predisponent factors to genital injuries.
In this study, it was considered 12,320 bulls evaluated
between 1982 and 2007. From these, 898 (7.29%) bulls
had some reproductive tract disease corrected surgically,
diagnosed by specific clinical examination of the genitalia
or service capacity test. At the same time, questionnaire
was applied in order to obtain information related
to genital diseases epidemiology. From 898 ill bulls, 741
(82.52%) were Bos indicus, 133 (14.81) were Bos taurus
and 24 (2.67%) were crossbred bulls. It was observed that
570 (63.50%) were ≥60 months-old, 220 (24.5%) were between
40 and 60 months-old and 108 (12.0%) were ≤40
months-old. Among the diagnosed diseases, independent
of breed, age and handling, it was identified 728 (81%)
cases of acropostitis-fimosis, 46 (5.20%) penis deviation,
23 (2.60%) gland fibropapilloma, 14 (1.60%) preputial
abscesses and 11 (1.20%) penile fractures. From 417 visited
farms, 256 (61.50%) treated the disease empirically,
ignoring previous diagnosis. Thus, it can be concluded that
handling and breed characteristics were the main predisposing
factors related for the etiopathogeny of reproductive
tract diseases.
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Bovine, Epidemiology, Reproduction, Bovino, Epidemiologia, Reprodução
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RABELO, Rogério Elias; SILVA, Luiz Antônio Franco da; BRITO, Luiz Augusto Batista; MOURA, Maria Ivete de; SILVA, Olízio Claudino da; CARVALHO, Viviane Souza de; FRANCO, Leandro Guimarães. Epidemiological aspects of surgical diseases of the genital tract in a population of 12,320 breeding bulls (1982-2007) in the state of Goias, Brazil. Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 9, n.3, p. 705-713, jul./set. 2008. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1199/4141>.