Hermaphroditism - Atlas of swine pathology

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Possible causes: Other

Hermaphroditism is a pathology of genetic origin in which sexual organs have characteristics of both sexes. A routine inspection at the slaughterhouse found that the genital tract of a fattening female pig, particularly the uterus and vagina, were atretic. Two testicular globular masses (image) could be seen in the ovarian insertion area. After its incision, it was confirmed that the internal structure was similar to that of normal testicles just only a slightly redder .