Complex vertebral malformation in a stillborn Holstein calf in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1107-1112

  Nagahata, Hajime ^a   Oota, Hiromichi ^b   Nitanai, Atsushi ^a   Oikawa, Shin ^a   Higuchi, Hidetoshi ^a   Nakade, Tetsuya ^a   Kurosawa, Takashi ^a   Morita, Mitsuo ^c   Ogawa, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Mutual Relief Association   (Japan)

^c Maebashi   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

CVM; Genetic defect; Holstein calf; Malformation of vertebrae; Stillborn

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FORELIMB; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; JAPAN; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE; THORAX;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FORELIMB; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; JAPAN; PEDIGREE; SPINE; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038725676     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.1107     Document Type: Article

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