Veterinary Andrology and Reproductive Techniques

IMPERFECT DESCENT OF THE TESTIS

• In cattle not associated with cryptorchidism has resulted in testes located horizontally and fairly high in the scrotum.
• This may be due to the attachment of the cremaster muscle to the caudal aspect of the testis, fixation of the distal end of the scrotum to the perineal region, or lower than normal attachment of the gubernaculum.

• This imperfect descent of the testes may result in impaired fertility with degeneration and atrophy due to difficulty of the thermoregulatory mechanism of the testes to operate properly.
• This condition might be genetic.