Bagley C V, Burrell W C, Esplin G M, Walters J L
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1984 Oct 15;185(8):876-7.
To better document the detrimental effect of ram epididymitis (RE) in large range flocks, a study was conducted to determine the correlation of palpable RE lesions and semen quality. Presence of leukocytes in the semen of rams affected with RE also was evaluated and found to correlate positively with RE lesions and inversely with semen quality. Rams with palpable RE lesions usually produced semen of reduced quality; however, some affected rams did produce good quality semen. The mean scrotal circumference varied significantly when rams were analyzed by breed, but not when grouped by RE status or classified by semen quality.
为了更好地记录大范围羊群中公羊附睾炎（RE）的有害影响，开展了一项研究以确定可触及的RE病变与精液质量之间的相关性。还评估了患有RE的公羊精液中白细胞的存在情况，发现其与RE病变呈正相关，与精液质量呈负相关。有可触及RE病变的公羊通常产生质量下降的精液；然而，一些受影响的公羊确实产生了高质量的精液。按品种分析公羊时，平均阴囊周长有显著差异，但按RE状态分组或按精液质量分类时则无显著差异。
