EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE GENITAL TRACT IN A POPULATION OF 12.320 BREEDING BULLS (1982-2007) IN THE STATE OF GOIAS, BRAZIL

• Autor(a) principal: Rabelo, Rogério Elias
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Silva, Luiz Antonio Franco, Brito, Luiz Augusto Batista, Moura, Maria Ivete, Silva, Olízio Claudino, Carvalho, Viviane Souza, Franco, Leandro Guimarães
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Ciência animal brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1199

  The genital tract of bulls might be affected by diseases that result in coeundi impotence leading to decrease of reproductive efficiency. Anatomic, breed and handling aspects are considered predisponent factors to genital injuries. In this study, it was considered 12,320 bulls evaluated between 1982 and 2007. From these, 898 (7.29%) bulls had some reproductive tract disease corrected surgically, diagnosed by specific clinical examination of the genitalia or service capacity test. At the same time, questionnaire was applied in order to obtain information related to genital diseases epidemiology. From 898 ill bulls, 741 (82.52%) were Bos indicus, 133 (14.81) were Bos taurus and 24 (2.67%) were crossbred bulls. It was observed that 570 (63.50%) were ≥60 months-old, 220 (24.5%) were between 40 and 60 months-old and 108 (12.0%) were ≤40 months-old. Among the diagnosed diseases, independent of breed, age and handling, it was identified 728 (81%) cases of acropostitis-fimosis, 46 (5.20%) penis deviation, 23 (2.60%) gland fibropapilloma, 14 (1.60%) preputial abscesses and 11 (1.20%) penile fractures. From 417 visited farms, 256 (61.50%) treated the disease empirically, ignoring previous diagnosis. Thus, it can be concluded that handling and breed characteristics were the main predisposing factors related for the etiopathogeny of reproductive tract diseases.KEY WORDS: Bovine, epidemiology, reproduction.