Bilateral total ovarian hypoplasia in a Holstein Friesian heifer

Gökhan Akkoyunlu; Filiz Tepekoy; Aydın Bebiş; Fatma Uysal

doi:10.1016/j.acthis.2014.10.005

Bilateral total ovarian hypoplasia in a Holstein Friesian heifer

Acta Histochem. 2014 Oct;116(8):1519-21. doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.10.005. Epub 2014 Nov 10.

Authors

Gökhan Akkoyunlu¹, Filiz Tepekoy², Aydın Bebiş³, Fatma Uysal²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: gokhan_akkoyunlu@hotmail.com.
² Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey.
³ Antalya Entegre Et Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (ANET), Akdeniz Organized Industrial Zone, Döşemealtı, Antalya, Turkey.

PMID: 25456311
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.10.005

Abstract

A report of a female Holstein Friesian heifer with ovarian hypoplasia is presented. The heifer had normal female external genitalia, but showed neither estrus nor became pregnant after siring with a fertile bull. At necropsy the vagina, uterine body and uterine horns appeared normal. Bilateral streak structures surrounded by mesovarium were observed and dissected for further investigation. Histological investigation revealed that a case of bilateral total ovarian hypoplasia was the cause of infertility. This is the first published report of ovarian hypoplasia from Antalya province in Turkey.

Keywords: Heifer; Hypoplasia; Ovary.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
Female
Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis*
Ovary / pathology*