Sarcocystosis in The Cremaster Muscle of an Infertile Bull, Spermiostasis and Orchitis
İnfertil Bir Boğanın Cremaster Kasında Sarkosistozis, Spermiostazis ve Orşitis

Kamil SAĞLAM, Hikmet KELEŞ
2016 Kocatepe Veterinary Journal  
In this report, macroscobical and microscobical findings of an infrequent sarcocystosis, located in the Musculus cremaster, and its possible effects on the fertility by external genital organs in a bull were described. The case was detected in a slaughtered bull in a slaughterhouse. During inspection, thickened M. cremaster drew attention in a bull. In addition, slightly increased testes and epididymides, and inconsiderable proliferative lesions on the caput epididymides were detected. In
more » ... cobical examination, Sarcocystis cysts in the cremaster muscle, spermiostasis and extravasation of spermatozoa in the epididymides, and weak intratubular orchitis in the testes were observed.
doi:10.5578/kvj.26527 fatcat:22cycsrdfjbofklc7i6nfm7tjq