Lukas Schwarz, Sophie Dürlinger, Vera Martin, Herbert Weißenböck, Rene Brunthaler, Till Rümenapf, Angelika Auer, Igor Loncaric, Irene Zimpernik, Nicole Reisinger, Bettina Behler-Wöchtl, Dragos Scarlet, Gary Althouse, Chris Kuster, Johannes Kauffold, Joaquim Segales, Martine Laitat, Pierre Thilmant, Alexander Grahofer, Andrea Ladinig
BACKGROUND: Scrotal swelling is a clinical situation which can be caused by different aetiologies. In this case report, we describe a multi-week episode of unilateral and bilateral scrotal swelling in boars at an Austrian boar stud and its diagnostic work-up. CASE PRESENTATION: In the summer of 2020, the herd veterinarian of an Austrian boar stud reported that over a period of six weeks, five out of 70 boars presented with unilateral severe swelling of the left scrotum and three out of 70 boars with bilateral severe swelling of the left and moderate swelling of the right scrotum, respectively...
July 14, 2023: Porcine Health Management