Multicystic degeneration of the Cowper's gland in a Large White boar.

Grahofer, Alexander; Nathues, Heiko; Gurtner, Corinne (2016). Multicystic degeneration of the Cowper's gland in a Large White boar. Reproduction in domestic animals, 51(6), pp. 1044-1048. Blackwell 10.1111/rda.12768

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The present report describes a case of multicystic degeneration of the Cowper's gland in a 1.3-year-old purebred Large White intact boar with reduced fertility in Switzerland. Based on the case history, a general physical examination, an andrological investigation and a transrectal ultrasonography combined with a subsequent thorough pathological examination including histology a multicystic degeneration of the Cowper's gland were diagnosed. The case indicates that cystic degeneration of the bulbourethral gland should be contemplated in the differential diagnoses of andrological disorders even though it has not been described in pigs so far. While selecting breeding boars, a morphological check of the bulbourethral gland can be performed, since degeneration of the gland would potentially have an impact on future fertility.

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