title: Besnoitiosis in wild and domestic goats in Iran.
abstract: Besnoitia cysts and lesions were observed in the skin, blood vessels, epididymis and testes of two wild goats (Capra aegagrus) and in the subcutaneous tissues of two domestic goats (Capra hircus) in the Fars Province of Iran. The seminiferous tubules in the wild goats showed aspermatogenesis, degeneration and atrophy of germinal epithelium.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology