Test 2: 22 male repro cont

Question 1

components of BSE in males

Answer 1

• id
• history
• PE
• repro PE
• behavior eval
• semen collection and eval
• conclusion/assessment

Question 2

what kind of history do we care about in male BSE

Answer 2

• breeding history
• recent illness
• racing/training
• prior sales
• fertility of males in same herd

Question 3

in rams epididymitis can be caused by

Answer 3

brucella ovis, actinobacillus seminis

• cull sick rams

Question 4

BSE of testes includes

Answer 4

• visual
• palpate
• measure circumference
• freely moveable
• orientation
• disease free

Question 5

bull testis size for good breeder

Answer 5

greater than 32 cm

Question 6

scrotal width in stallion

Answer 6

greater than 8 cm

Question 7

decrease in size of the teste is usually from

Answer 7

loss of germ cells

Question 8

what animals can use artifical vagina to collect semen

Answer 8

stallion, buck, bull, ram

Question 9

what animals can you use electroejaculation

Answer 9

bull, ram
(boar, camelid, horse with anesthesia)

Question 10

what animals require manual semen collection

Answer 10

boar, dog

• boar can do electro under anesthesia

Question 11

— are meds that can cause ejaculation

Answer 11

alpha adrenergic symptathetics

• xylazine, detomidine

Question 12

artifical vagina are used for stallions and permits

Answer 12

semen collection, assessment of libido and ability to breed

• AV needs to be 45-50°C, pressure, lubrication

Question 13

— does not produce a true ejaculate

Answer 13

electroejaculation
* volume, concentration and number will be different

Question 14

how to do semen evaulation

Answer 14

gross eval
* motility
* volume and concentration
* pH
* sperm shape

Question 15

sperm volume and concentration is not normally done with

Answer 15

bull, ram or buck
* or with electro

Question 16

poor sperm motility

Answer 16

asthenospermia

Question 17

how to treat congenital inguinal hernia vs acquired

Answer 17

aquired- surgery

congenital- reduce and may resolve on its own

Question 18

enlarged scortum in adult ram

Answer 18

epididymitis → brucella ovis

• veneral disease- tail of epididymis affected
• should cull effected

Question 19

ram lambs with epididymitis is from

Answer 19

actinobacillus seminis- gay behavior in yearling, oronasal ram to ram

Question 20

large scrotum differentials for horse, foal, bull, sheep

Answer 20

horse- spematacord twisted
bull- aquired inquinal hernia, frostbite
foal- congential inquinal hernia- might self repair
sheep- epididymitis- brucella ovis

Question 21

bull bse includes

Answer 21

• id
• history
• general PE
• examine testicles
• rectal- palpate accessort glands and inguinal ring
• semen collection
• examine penis
• semen analysis

Question 22

what are the accessory sex organs in a bull

Answer 22

all 4
ampullae
seminal vesicles
prostate
bulbourethral glands

Question 23

how to treat 12 month bull with acute seminal vesiculitis with poor semen quality but teste size 34

Answer 23

infection usually self resolves- antibiotics or surgery if it doesn’t

• large teste suggests good breeder, recommend new BSE once infection is cleared

Question 24

mare and stallion with lesions on genitalia is usually caused by

Answer 24

equine herpes virus 3
* self limiting
* topical antimicrobials
* do not breed when active lesions
* leaves white scars

Question 25

how to treat paraphimosis

Answer 25

try to get penis back into prepuce
* NSAIDs
* antimicrobials
* cold hosing
* emollients- sugar
* manually replace