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CALCIFICATION in the testes of bulls has been the subject of a few reports over several decades1–3. Accounts of the condition have been mainly concerned with its incidence in surveys and theories on its aetiology. It is established now that the condition is usually bilateral in its occurrence, varies in degree, and is by no means rare. There is general support for a hypothesis that semen statis is a fundamental factor in the development of the condition4,5. Doubt has been cast on the reproductive significance of such calcification with the statement that, per se, it does not necessarily indicate infertility3. The association between the condition and fertility has not otherwise been closely considered.
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FRASER, A., WILSON, J. Testicular Calcinosis in Domestic Ruminants. Nature 210, 547 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210547a0
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