Morphological changes in the gonads of the Sabi ram experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense.

Authors :: Aire TA
Akingbemi BT
Ruziwa SD
Nuru HF
Dzoma BM
Joshua RA
Chabbhra R
Source :: Small ruminant research : the journal of the International Goat Association [Small Rumin Res] 2001 Mar; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 225-232.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Indigenous Sabi rams of Southern Africa were experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense for 8 and 16 weeks. Testes weights (g) were significantly (P<0.05) lower in the infected (249.7+/-26.4) compared to the control (372.63+/-19.4) animals. Histopathological and ultrastructural changes included seminiferous tubular atrophy and mononuclear infiltration in the testis, and lesions in the epithelium of the corpus epididymidis (middle segment) as well as spermatozoa in the cauda epididymidis. The gonadal lesions may have the capability to impair fertility in Sabi rams infected with Trypanosoma congolense.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0921-4488
Volume :: 39
Issue :: 3
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Small ruminant research : the journal of the International Goat Association
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 11230958
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0921-4488(00)00205-4

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