RESUMO.-Objetivou-se avaliar a influência da estação do ano sobre a estrutura testicular de ovinos SRD. Foram utilizados 10 animais com idade entre dois e três anos. Os testí-culos foram seccionados e fixados em solução de Bouin por 24h. Os fragmentos foram submetidos ao processamento histológico, emblocados em parafina e corados com hematoxilina eosina. Foram avaliadas a proporção volumétrica dos compartimentos testiculares, o diâmetro dos túbulos seminíferos, altura do epitélio seminífero e frequências dos estágios do ciclo do epitélio seminíferos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância a 5% de probabilidade, do programa estatístico SAS 9.0. Os resultados revelaram todos os valores pesquisados sofreram influên-cia da estação do ano. O valor do diâmetro tubular foi de 143,98±17,83 e 170,37±26,64µm, a altura do epitélio seminífero foi de 44,92±9,23 e 50,06±13,61µm e a proporção volumétrica foi de 78,32±13,68 e 80,13±15,14% nos perí-odos seco e chuvoso, respectivamente. A quantificação das células germinativas e de Sertoli mostrou todos os valores foram maiores no período chuvoso quando comparados com o seco. Concluiu-se que a estação do ano interferiu na estrutura testicular, tendo em vista que todos os valores da proporção volumétrica dos componentes testiculares mostraram diferença significativa entre as estações do ano, pois os valores foram mais acentuados no período chuvoso. To evaluate influence of the year season related with the testicular structure of cross bred sheep, the testes of ten 2 to 3-year-old sheep were sectioned and fixed in for 24 hours in bouin's solution. The fragments were subjected to histological processing, embedded in paraffin and stained with hematoxylin-eosin. The volumetric proportion of testicular compartments, the seminiferous tubules, seminiferous epithelial height and frequency of the seminiferous epithelium stages of the cycle were evaluated. Data were subjected to analysis of variance at 5% probability. The results showed that all values studied were influenced by year's season. The tubular diameter was 143.98±17.83 and 170.37±26.64μm, the seminiferous epithelium height was 44.92±9.23 and 50.06±13.61μm, and the testicle parenchyma volume density was 78.32±16.68 and 80.13±15.14% in the dry and rainy periods, respectively. The germ cells and Sertoli cells quantification showed that all values were higher in the rainy season compared with the dry season. It can be concluded that the year season interfered in the testicular structure, given that all values showed significant differences between the seasons, as the values were more pronounced during the rainy season.
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