Dissertação

Ultrassonografia testicular, em machos bubalinos criados em regime extensivo no estado do Pará

The objective was to verify the biometrics associated with testicular ultrasound as a tool in the selection of sexual precocity in male buffalo. We used 19 male crossbred Murrah and Mediterranean breeds, aged between 11 and 59 months, from May 6 to November 18, 2010. The animals were divided into 12...

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Autor principal: MANRIQUE AYALA, Henry Daniel
Grau: Dissertação
Idioma: por
Publicado em: Universidade Federal do Pará 2014
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Acesso em linha: http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/4720
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The objective was to verify the biometrics associated with testicular ultrasound as a tool in the selection of sexual precocity in male buffalo. We used 19 male crossbred Murrah and Mediterranean breeds, aged between 11 and 59 months, from May 6 to November 18, 2010. The animals were divided into 12 age groups: 8 animals from 12 to 19 months, 3 animals from 20 to 29 months, and 8 animals from 30 to 59 months. The animals were kept under extensive system in the low land to pasture canarana (Eriochloa SP) without mineralization. The animals were subjected to clinical andrological examination with semen collection by transrectal massage of the ampoules and physical analysis of the ejaculate. The sonographic examinations were performed with the device model Mindray DP-2200, 75L50EAV transrectal linear transducer, multi-frequency 5.0 / 7.5 / 10.0 MHz echodensity The testicular (Ecot) was expressed in number of pixels / area, using the program Image J. We collected blood samples to measure testosterone levels. Statistical analysis was performed using the SAS statistical software 1999. The results of scrotal circumference show averages and standard deviations minimum and maximum of 12.88 ± 0.51cm for animals of 12 and 13 months and 28.38 ± 0.38cm in males aged greater than or equal to 60 months, respectively. The testicular volume measurements showed minimum and maximum values of 30.28 ± 17.37cm³ in animals of 12 and 13 months and 534.25 ± 25.36 cm³ in animals greater than or equal to 60 months, respectively. The mean and standard deviation of the sperm concentration maximum and minimum found were 5.5 ± 3.5 (x 10⁶ / mm³) for animals of 16 and 17 months and 51.41 ± 2.26 (x 10⁶ / mm³) for greater than or equal to 60 months , respectively. Sperm motility in the minimum and maximum percentages were obtained 10% for animals with 16 and 17 months and 80 ± 5.77% to greater than or equal to 60 months, respectively. The total sperm defects found were minimum and maximum of 18.5% in animals of 16 and 17 months and 3%. in greater than or equal to 60 months, respectively. Testosterone levels were found minimum and maximum of 0,070 ± 0,026 ng / ml for 12 and 13 months and 2762 ± 0457 ng / ml for animals greater than or equal to 60 months, respectively. The echogenicity for animals aged 12 to 13 months was 78.67 ± 6.36 pixels, in the range of 14 and 15 months was 94.22 ± 3.40 pixels, for animals aged 16 and 17 months was 88.16 ± 3.95 pixels, animals between 18 and 19 months was 96.09 ± 3.40 pixels, for animals of 20 and 21 months was 103.12 ± 3.86 pixels, for 22 and 23 months was 98.4 ± 5.87 pixels, for the age of 24 to 29 months was 114.05 ± 2.42 of pixels, aged 30 to 35 months was 109.24 ± 3.13 pixel for animals of 36 at 41 months was 98.67 ± 5.3 pixel, between 42 to 47 months the average was 99.33 ± 2.1 pixel, between 48 to 59 months was 96.17 ± 1.90 pixel and animals greater than or equal to 60 months of age was 90.13 ± 1.77 pixel. We conclude that ultrasonography, the interpretation of the echogenicity, associated with the clinical andrological examination, is a tool that can be used in the selection of precocity and fertility evaluation of male buffalo.