AN ABATTOIR SURVEY OF BULL GENITALIA |
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| Authors: | P A. Turnbull B. Vet. Med.M.R.C.V.S. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Agriculture, Bunbury, Western Australia, 6230 |
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| Abstract: | SUMMARY This paper describes a survey of 504 bull genitalia collected after slaughter at 3 Western Australian abattoirs over 18 months. Details of the gross pathology, histopathology, and microbiology of the genitalia, and physical dimensions of the testicles are presented. The major breeds represented were Hereford (30%), Shorthorn (16%), Friesian (14.3%), and Aberdeen Angus (13.9%). The mean age of 263 bulls (52.6%) was 4.4 years. The mean length and breadth of 469 paired testicles was 10.8 cm and 6.9 cm respectively. |
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