A clinical survey was conducted at different Gaushalas across the Saurashtra region of Gujarat to categorize various pathological stages and to study the etiopathology of preputial prolapse in Gir bulls. Amongst the 140 Gir bulls; 49 (35%) bulls were used for breeding purpose. All the Gir bulls had Ist stage of preputial prolapse, which was simple in nature, whereas, out of the 49 breeding Gir bulls; 11 bulls had pathological preputial prolapse, which ranged between 2nd and 4th stages. Thus, the incidence of preputial prolapse in Gir bulls was 22.45 per cent. Traumatic injury to prepuce followed by its contamination was the main etiology for the preputial prolapse in all 11 bulls. All 49 breeding Gir bulls had common anatomical/structural deformities of preputial sheath.
Gir bulls, prepuce, preputial prolapse
