Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Vet Res Commun. 2023 Dec;47(4):2259-2264. doi: 10.1007/s11259-023-10128-8. Epub 2023 May 3.
In the ovine reproductive management, a thorough breeding soundness evaluation including specific inspection of the male genital tract represents a valuable tool for assessing the reproductive potential of a selected subject and for diagnosing genital disorders. During examination, accurate inspection on penis and prepuce is necessary, since conditions affecting these structures may hamper regular coitus. Records from 1270 males undergoing breeding soundness evaluation (n = 1232) or admitted for genital disorders to the Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (n = 38) of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, were collected, and lesions of penis and prepuce were therefore classified. The data collected revealed that 47/1270 rams examined presented lesions of the penis and prepuce. The most frequent condition was urolithiasis accounting for over 2% of the cases, followed by lack of the urethral process (0.39% incidence), lack of the glans penis and hypospadias (0.23% cases). Moreover, most of the conditions (40%) were observed in animals less than 2 years old, suggesting the importance of a careful breeding soundness evaluation in animals at young age.
在绵羊繁殖管理中，对雄性生殖器官进行彻底的繁殖健康评估，包括特定检查，是评估选定个体繁殖潜力和诊断生殖器官疾病的有价值工具。在检查过程中，需要对阴茎和包皮进行准确检查，因为影响这些结构的情况可能会妨碍正常交配。本研究收集了在兽医系妇产科（n=38）进行繁殖健康评估（n=1232）或因生殖器官疾病住院的 1270 只公羊的记录，因此对阴茎和包皮的病变进行了分类。结果显示，在 1270 只检查的公羊中，有 47 只出现了阴茎和包皮病变。最常见的疾病是尿石症，占病例的 2%以上，其次是尿道突缺失（0.39%）和龟头缺失和尿道下裂（0.23%）。此外，大多数疾病（40%）发生在年龄小于 2 岁的动物中，这表明在动物年幼时进行仔细的繁殖健康评估很重要。
