Ultrasonographic characteristics of prostate and seminal vesicle glands in developing Murrah buffalo bulls
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https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4233507Keywords:
Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, dimensions, Murrah bull, prostate gland, seminal vesicle, ultrasonographyAbstract
The study was performed in Murrah buffalo-bull calves to assess the developmental dimensions of the prostate and seminal vesicle (SV) glands from 1 to 30 months of age with transrectal ultrasonography. The width of prostate gland ranged between 1.39±0.07 and 2.65±0.14 cm. The rate of change in the mean width of the gland was gradual and almost same from one to thirty month (P<0.05). The correlation co-efficient between width of prostate gland and age was r2 = 0.73. The mean circumference and length of the SV gland at one month to thirty months of age ranged from 6.14±0.32 to 13.05±0.34 cm and 2.61±0.09 to 6.02±0.27 cm, respectively. The correlation co-efficient between length and age, width and age, and circumference of SV gland and age were r2 = 0.68, r2 = 0.55 and r2 = 0.74, respectively. From this study, it is concluded that the ultrasonographic evaluation of prostate and SV along with growth rate could be very practical tool for the assessment of puberty.
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Bernardes, O. 2007. Buffaloes breeding in Brazil: Position and economic relevancy. Revista Brasileira de Reprodução Animal, 31: 293-298.
Camela, E.S.C., R.P. Nociti, V.J.C. Santos, B.I. Macente, G.S. Maciel, M.A.R. Feliciano, W.R.R. Vicente, I. Gill, P.M. Bartlewski and M.E.F. Oliveira. 2017. Ultrasonographic characteristics of accessory sex glands and spectral Doppler indices of the internal iliac arteries in peri- and post-pubertal Dorper rams raised in a subtropical climate. Anim. Reprod. Sci., 184: 29-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.06.010
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Pechman, R.D. and B.E. Eilts. 1987. B-mode ultrasonography of the bull testicle. Theriogenology, 27(2): 431-443. DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(87)90231-7
Ranga, L.C., R.K. Chandolia, S.K. Phulia and L. Singh. 2014. Ultrasono graphic measurements of bulbo urethral glands in developing Murrah buffalo. Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 35(1): 14-17.
Ribadu, A.Y. and T. Nakao. 1999. Bovine reproductive ultrasonography: A review. J. Reprod. Develop., 45(1): 13-28. Available on: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/45/1/45_1_13/_pdf/-char/en
Rodrigues, N.N., G.F. Rossia, D.P. Vrismana, A.R. Tairaa, L.L. Souzab, M.F. Zorzettob, N.M. Bastosa, C.C.P. de Pazb, V.F.M.H. de Limaa, F.M. Monteirob and M.E.F. Oliveiraa. 2020. Ultrasonographic characteristics of the testes, epididymis and accessory sex glands and arterial spectral indices in peri- and postpubertal Nelore and Caracu bulls. Anim. Reprod. Sci., 212: 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106235
Schnobrich, M.R., R.O. Turner, C.N. Belcher and J. Slack. 2015. Transrectal ultrasonographic characterization of the accessory sex glands, pelvic urethra, and ureters in normal geldings. Theriogenology, 85(2): 186-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.09.008
Singh, K., A. Kumar, M. Honparkhe and D. Dadarwal. 2015. Ultrasonographic approaches for breeding soundness evaluation of high and low libido buffalo bulls. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 85(5): 451-453.
Sunder, S., U. Singh, R.K. Chandolia and J. George. 2013. Diagnosis of prostate hyperplasia in a dog using 3D/4D ultrasonography. Haryana Vet., 52: 133-134. Available on: https://www.luvas.edu.in/haryana-veterinarian/download/harvet2013/39.pdf
Weber, J.A., C.J. Hilts and G.L. Woods. 1988. Ultrasonographic appearance of bull accessory sex glands. Theriogenology, 29(6): 1347-1353. DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(88)90015-5
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Ranga, L. C., Chandolia, R. K., Singh, L., & Dutt, R. (2023). Ultrasonographic characteristics of prostate and seminal vesicle glands in developing Murrah buffalo bulls. Buffalo Bulletin, 42(3), 313–325. https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4233507
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