Testicular morphometric characteristics in the non-descriptive breed of bucks

Abstract

The testicular morphometry parameters were studied in the non-descriptive breed of bucks. A total 16 mature testicles (8 pair) were collected during the study from the Government approved slaughter house, in a sterile plastic bag with utmost care in air-tight sterile cryobox (4 to 5oC) and brought to the laboratory within 2-4 hour after slaughtering the buck. The morphometric characteristics were measured using a non-stretchable measuring tape. The mean epididymal length, epididymal weight, testicular length, testicular weight, testicular diameter, testicular volume and testicular density of left testes were found 12.40±1.46 cm, 09.72±1.90 gm, 06.41±0.91 cm, 64.18±4.05 gm, 04.64±0.66 cm, 67.50±4.57 ml and 00.97±0.34 gm/ml, respectively and the corresponding values of right testes were 12.25±1.35 cm, 09.46±1.85 gm, 06.26±0.90 cm, 58.61±3.84 gm, 04.38±0.61 cm, 59.13±4.30 ml and 01.01±0.33 gm/ml, respectively. These parameters were correlated with one another and the values of the right testicular morphometry were compared with those of the left. The testicular length of right, left and combined testicular morphometry had highly significant (p0.05) difference between the right and left testes.