Bilateral aplastic testes in adult buffalo bull (Bubalus bubalis)

Abstract

Out of seventy male genetalia, obtained from local abattoir, one case of bilateral testicular aplasia was observed. Both the
testes were absenL Though the epididymis and vas difference were intact, the former was hypertrophied as compared to control. The
epididymal fluid did not show any spermatozoa on microscopical examination. On histological examination. the hypertrophied
epididymia in the present case was observed due to thickened smooth muscle layers and connective tissues around the ill developed
mucosa which might be due to absence of steroidal hormones.