Cryptorchidism in Horses
Kate Luthin, DVM
January 11, 2022
Intact males with hidden testes can present owners with increased costs and dilemmas.
Intact males with hidden testes can present owners with increased costs and dilemmas.
Being a responsible horse owner involves deciding if and when castration is appropriate.
The horse I’m interested in buying is a cryptorchid. I really like the horse–should I not consider buying him?
Many true geldings retain stallion-like behaviors.
The events will feature lectures on university programs, equine reproduction, and horse management issues.
The American Quarter Horse Foundation (AQHF) has announced their 2013-14 equine research grant recipients.
I have a 24-month-old Azteca colt that has dropped only one testicle so far.
Unilaterally castrating horses (removing only one testicle), often as a result of failure to identify cryptorchidism prior to commencing a surgical castration, is an expensive and unethical procedure that continues to occur too frequently,
While giving hormones to colts might seem like a method of self-destruction, there really is a reason for it in some cases–such as for cryptorchids. These colts have at least one testicle that hasn’t descended into the scrotum; normally
Cryptorchidism is a congenital condition (i.e., the individual is born with it) in which one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) of the testes fail to descend into the scrotum. A number of common terms have been used to describe cryptorchids,
Drug compounding, the ethics of treating cryptorchids, and sexually transmitted diseases were the hot topics discussed by equine practitioners at the Reproduction Forum.
Should Greater Good win the May 7 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), it would make the second time in the past three years the winner cannot stand at stud.
Funny Cide, who won the 2003 Derby, is a gelding. Greater Good is listed as a colt but
Fog City Stable’s Thoroughbred Roman Ruler, fifth as the 2-1 favorite in the Bessemer Trust Juvenile (gr. I) at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30, is scheduled to undergo surgery Nov. 7 to remove an undescended testicle.
He’s a cryptorchid”P>Fog City Stable’
What is the expected recovery time for a cryptorchidectomy surgery (removal of a retained testicle)?
In this article, we’ll see how an orchidectomy is performed in the horse, when it can be performed, potential complications, and the myths behind castration in horses.
It’s time to have your young colt gelded, so you make an appointment with your veterinarian. He arrives on the designated day and examines the colt prior to the surgery, then informs you that your colt is a bilateral cryptorchid and will need
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