BSE & Male Pathology Flashcards
purpose of BSE
- Estimate reproductive potential
- Identify potentially infertile or subfertile males
- Provide management or treatment recommendations for subfertile males
Indications for BSE
Prior to sale
Following a purchase
Prior to breeding season
Diagnosis of infertility or subfertility
what should a general BSE physical exam include
BCS, general body systems, conformation, heritable defects
BSE PE for Bulls
BCS, pelvic size, weight, eyes, teeth, feet
common hereditary foot problems of bulls
corkscrew claw defect
interdigital fibromas (corns)
weak pasterns
post-leggedness
sickle hocks
common ocular problems of bulls
SCC
infectious bovine KCS/pink eye (Moraxella bovis)
what are the testes evaluated for in the bulls and rams
scrotal circumference
what are the testes evaluated for in the stallion and dog
scrotal width
what can correlate to potential sperm production
size of testes - testicular volume
what is most common abnormal finding in bull internal genitalia
enlargement, excessive firmness or loss of lobulation of vesicular glands (seminal vesicles)
what accessory sex glands do dogs have
prostate
what accessory sex glands do cats have
prostate
bulbourethral
what accessory sex glands do stallions, bulls and rams have
prostate
bulbourethral
ampulla
vesicular glands
what accessory sex glands do pigs have
prostate
bulbourethral
vesicular glands
parts of a BSE
history
animal identification
PE
sexual behavior and mating ability
semen evaluation
classification
what ancillary tests can be used for semen evaluation
sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA)
anti-sperm antibody test
fluorescent probes
biochem analysis of seminal plasma