SCROTAL TESTICULAR THERMOREGULATION AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED TESTICULAR TEMPERATURE IN THE BULL/

Authors
KASTELIC JP COOK RB COULTER GH
Citation
Jp. Kastelic et al., SCROTAL TESTICULAR THERMOREGULATION AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED TESTICULAR TEMPERATURE IN THE BULL/, The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 13(2), 1997, pp. 271
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
07490720
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-0720(1997)13:2<271:STTATE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Scrotal/testicular thermoregulation is a complex process controlled by numerous local mechanisms that attempt to maintain the testes at cond itions ideal for spermatogenesis. This article provides a background o f the anatomy and physiology of the bovine scrotum and its contents wi th emphasis on thermoregulation. Experiments are cited that demonstrat e scrotal/testicular thermoregulation mechanisms and the effect that c hanges in ambient temperature have on internal testicular temperature and subsequent seminal quality.