Surgical correction of urethral dilatation in an intersex goat.
Multiple congenital urethral abnormalities were successfully corrected in a polled goat kid. Anatomic genito-urinary abnormalities identified were paired testes with associated epididymis, ductus deferens, and active endometrial tissue. Blood karyotyping revealed the female state--XX sex chromosomes. This case exemplifies the complex interactions in addition to Y dominant Mendelian genetics that determine reproductive tract development in goats. The resultant intersex state is clinically recognized with greater frequency in polled progeny.
Karras
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg 24061.
Modransky
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Welker
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D000818:Animals; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006041:Goats; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*