Pathological studies on canine male reproductive organs

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to find the gross and histopathological alterations in the canine male reproductive organs. A total number of 10 canine carcasses of different breeds, age, and body conditions were chosen for the present study. The mean age of occurrence of reproductive pathology was found to be 5.5 years. Grossly, severely congested testes, epididymis, vas deferens and edematous prostate was observed. Histopathological alternations were associated with the spermatogenic epithelial cells degeneration, intratubular multinucleated giant cells, thickened irregular basement membrane of seminiferous tubules, vacuolated Sertoli cells, interstitial fibrosis, infiltration of lymphocytes in the epididymis, degeneration of seminiferous tubules, Hyperplasia and edema of Vas deferens. It was concluded that old age had a higher risk of developing testicular pathologies.