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Infertility in goats related to testicular atrophy

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Testicular atrophy in the goat is described as a principal factor in goat infertility. The clinical features of the condition are apparent in reduced testicular size and altered testicular shape. The semen picture is markedly affected: there are reduced numbers of sperms and an associated high incidence of abnormal sperm forms.

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L'atrophie testiculaire est, chez le bouc, la cause majeure de son infertilité. Cliniquement elle se traduit par la diminution sensible du volume des testicules et l'altération de leur forme. L'image du sperme est caractérisée par la pauvreté en spermatozoides avec un nombre élevé de formes anormales.

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Se describe a la atrofia testicular en cabras como un factor principal en la infertilidad de los caprinos. Las características clínicas de la condición son aparentes por el tamaño testicular reducido y por la alteración de la forma testicular. El cuadro del semen esta marcadamente afectado, habiendo un número reducido de espermatozoides, con una alta incidencia de formas de espermatozoides anormales.

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  1. Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Veterinary Field Station, Roslin, Midlothian

    Andrew F. Fraser

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Fraser, A.F. Infertility in goats related to testicular atrophy. Trop Anim Health Prod 3, 173–182 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360748

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