Goat scrotal-testicular biometry : In luence of the season on scrotal bipartition

Machado Júnior A.A.N., Assis Neto A.C., Ambrósio C.E., Leiser R., Lima G.S., Oliveira L.S. & Carvalho M.A.M. 2011. Goat scrotal-testicular biometry: In luence of the season on scrotal bipartition. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 31(12):1116-1119. Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Profa Cinobelina Elvas, Bom Jesus, PI 64900-000, Brazil. E-mail: machadojunior2@yahoo.com.br The scrotal-testicular biometry was evaluated in goats raised in Piaui state, Brazil, presenting different levels of scrotal division, in rainy and dry periods of the year. For this study, eighteen male goats at mating age were accomplished and arranged into three groups (6 animals each), obeying the classi ication as goats with no scrotal bipartition (GI), goats showing scrotal bipartition up to 50% of testicular length (GII), and goats with more than 50% of scrotal bipartition (GIII). The biometry of the scrotal-testicular was made evaluating the scrotal length (SL), scrotal circumference (SC), testicular length (TL) and testicular volume (TV). The results were evaluated following the variance analysis (ANOVA) and the SNK test applied on the average comparisons. The analysis of the data demonstrated high values, in dry and rainy periods, of SC (24.63cm/ 26.97cm), SL (16.61cm/ 18.24cm), TL (5.32cm/ 5.93cm), TV (173.81cm/ 203.01cm). This supports the hypothesis of the in luence of the period of the year and of the scrotal bipartition on the scrotal-testicular biometry in goat.