Uni¬lateral Forelimb Micromelia and Concurrent Aphalangia in a Kid: A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Life Sciences International - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 4
Abstract
Congenital malformations and inherited disorders constitute a substantial proportion of the bone pathologies seen in sheep and goats. The macroscopic and radiographic features of a micromelia with aphalangia case are described here in a 2-month-old, 12 kg male kid. In vivo the animal showed a shortened right forelimb that ended, at the level of the digits, in soft hoof. Radiographs demonstrated an absence of phalanges. The cause of the condi¬tion in this case remains unclear. To the author's knowledge, the congenital forelimb deformity described here is the first documented case in the Caprine species.
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P. M. Parés-Casanova
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- DOI 10.9734/JALSI/2017/33686
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