Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(4):194-198 | DOI: 10.17221/95/2010-VETMED

Multiple congenital malformation in a Simental female calf: a case report

O. Smolec1, J. Kos1, D. Vnuk1, M. Stejskal1, N. Brkljaca Bottegaro1, R. Zobel2
1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Veterinary Practice, Struzec, Croatia

Congenital anomalies in offspring of natural breedings are often a result of environmental factors, genetic factors, or both. A 21-day-old male Simental female calf was submitted to our clinic with abnormal severe green mucoid nasal discharge from both nostrils. At necropsy, the calf showed multiple defects, including cleft palate, hydrocephalus, diphragmatic hernia and freemartinism. The cause of these anomalies could not be determined. This report is the first to describe these multiple malformations in a single calf.

Keywords: Simental; calf; malformations

Published: April 30, 2010  Show citation

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Smolec O, Kos J, Vnuk D, Stejskal M, Brkljaca Bottegaro N, Zobel R. Multiple congenital malformation in a Simental female calf: a case report. Vet Med - Czech. 2010;55(4):194-198. doi: 10.17221/95/2010-VETMED.
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