A rare case of Triorchidism in indigenous Fowl

Abstract

A case of triorchidism in an indigenous fowl was recorded in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Triorchidism is an exceptionally rare congenital abnormality, which could be ascribed to faulty embryological development with developmental cause that are distinct
from testicular asymmetry. During postmortem examination of this fowl, three testes were observed. The third testis which was
smaller as compared to the right and left testes was attached to the proximal end of the left testes with which it shared the same
epididymis. The left, right and third testes weighed 4.2983 gm, 2.2193 gm and 0.8475 gm, respectively, whereas the length and
width of the left, right and third testes were 1.2x2.9cm, 1.2x2.0cm and 1.0x1.2cm, respectively. The testes revealed, white fluid
on cutting. This appears to be the first case of triorchidism in poultry from Jharkhand, India.