Research Article

Pathological Conditions Associated with the Male Reproductive Tract of the Sahel Bucks

Table 1

Incidence of pathological conditions encountered in the male reproductive tracts of Sahel goats.

Reproductive tract pathologiesNumber (%) in population

Testicular conditions
 Bilateral testicular hypoplasia43 (4.10)
 Bilateral testicular atrophy25 (2.38)
 Unilateral cryptorchidism13 (1.24)
 Unilateral testicular hypoplasia1 (0.10)
Penile conditions
 Balanitis5 (0.48)
 Posthitis9 (0.86)
 Balanoposthitis9 (0.86)
 Paraphimosis18 (1.72)
 Penile laceration9 (0.86)
Scrotal conditions
 Scrotal laceration11 (1.05)
 Scrotal ectoparasitism4 (0.38)
 Hydrocoele5 (0.48)
 Hydrocoele with scrotal ectoparasitism1 (0.10)
 Scrotal laceration with posthitis1 (0.10)
 Scrotal laceration with balanitis4 (0.38)

Total158 (15.08)