Complex vertebral malformation syndrome in Holstein cattle: the story so far
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Complex vertebral malformation in holstein calves.
A recently observed lethal congenital defect of purebred Holstein calves is reported. Eighteen genetically related calves were necropsied. One calf had been aborted on gestation day 159, and the others were delivered between day 250 and day 285. Birth weights were reduced. The defect was characterized by shortening of the cervical and thoracic parts of the vertebral column due to multiple hemiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1751-0147
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-49-s1-s5