An Abattoir Study of Genital Pathology in Cows: I. Ovary and Oviduct

In the present study, the aim was to investigate the pathologic conditions of ovary and oviduct of cows slaughtered at abattoir in Konya, Turkey. For this purpose, the reproductive tracts of 1113 cows from different breeds were examined and some pathological changes were detected in 67 cases (6.02%). The incidence of the pathological changes in and around ovary were found as 5.21 per cent. These lesions were classified as follows; follicular cyst (1.88%), cystic corpora lutea (2.51%), parovarian cyst (0.72%), cystic bursa ovarica (0.18%), periovaritis and adhesions (0.27%), granulosa cell tumor (0.27%) and hemangioma (0.09%). In 9 cases (0.81%) pathological changes were found in oviduct, and these lesions were hydrosalpinx (0.36%), mesosalpingitis-adhesions (0.09%) and salpingitis (0.45%).