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RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN TESTES OF BULLS INFECTED WITH BESNOITIOSIS |
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| Authors: | Uri Bargai VMD AB DVSc Theodor Nobel DVM† Shmuel Pearl DVM† |
| Institution: | From "Hahaklait" Clinical Veterinary Services, Israel, where Dr. Bargai is the pathologist.;Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit Dagan, Israel, where Dr. Nobel is a professor and head of the pathology department, and Dr. Pearl is a pathologist. |
| Abstract: | Ten beef bulls infected with Besnoitiosis were examined radiographically and pathologically. Eight of these were slaughtered soon after diagnosis; two were left for a six-month observation period. The radiographic findings were focal and branching-tree calcification of the testes. Histopathologic examination proved these calcifications to be necrotic sections of the seminiferous tubules. Radiography of the testes as a means of evaluating the fertility status of the infected bull is recommended. |
| Keywords: | beef bulls Besnoitiosis radiography testes calcifications |