Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Anatomical study on true hermaphroditism in an Indian pig (Sus Scrofa Domesticus) | J. Vet. Sci. 2005 6 1 83-85 JOURNAL OF Case Report Veterinary Science Anatomical study on true hermaphroditism in an Indian pig Sus Scrofa Domesticus Neelam Bansal1 . Roy1 . Sharma2 Rajnish Sharma3 Department of Veterinary Anatomy Histology College of Veterinary Science Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana-141004 India Department of Livestock Products Technology College of Veterinary Science Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana-141004 India Department of Veterinary Public Health College of Veterinary Science Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana-141004 India A pig was confirmed to be a true hermaphrodite on the basis of gross and histomorphological studies of the genital organs. The genitalia was consisted of left ovary oviduct two coiled uterine horns body of uterus alongwith right testis and an epididymis. Vagina and vulva were absent but male urethra with prostate gland was present. Grossly the size of all the genital organs appeared to be normal. Histomorphologically testis and epididymis were underdeveloped as there was no clearcut spermatogenia and sertoli cells but Leydig cells were normal. The ovary presents normal histological features with some portion of testicular tissue. Degeneration of uterine epithelium was observed along with normal endometrial glands. Key words hermaphrodite pig gross histology genital organs True hermaphrodite means that gonadal tissue of both the sexes is present in an animal. This may be in the form of one testis and one ovary or gonads containing tissue resembling both testis and ovary ovotestis 3 8 . True hermaphroditism is rare in domestic animal but has been reported most frequently in swine 5 6 7 . In this report gross and histomorphological observations on the genital organs of a hermaphrodite pig were studied. An adult pig of a local breed was slaughtered and whole of the genitalia was removed and fixed in 10 neutral buffered formalin solution. Gross biometrical observations on various gential organs were .
