A survey of some ovarian abnormalities responsible for sterility in Damascus goats

Abstract EN

A survey of some ovarian abnormalities in 13 Damascus goats with normal to masculinized genitalia, aged 1.5 to 6 years is made up in the purpose to determine some types of disorders affecting the ovaries in light of their morphological findings referenced in obstetrics and gynecology literatures.

The results showed persistent follicles and cystic ovarian disease in phenotypically females, epidermal neoplasms, gonads dysgenesis and dysgenesic gonad tumors in Shami goats polled intersex goats, similar to ovarian tumors in women.