A rare case of aural atresia and microtia in a goat
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Absence of external auditory ear canal, or aural atresia is not a common condition in goats. The present study reports on a rare case of aural atresia with microtia in a kid. Genetic attributes have been made to microtia. Absence of external auditory ear canal with microtia in the present case is congenital as it was seen from birth.
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