Vet Med - Czech, 2013, 58(11):591-593 | DOI: 10.17221/7142-VETMED

Acardius acephalus in a goat kid - radiological and gross findings: a case reporCase Report

F. Macri, G. Lanteri, S. Ferraro, G. Marino, G. Mazzullo
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

We received a malformed Messinese Black goat foetus for examination. The foetus was part of a triple gestation, from which two male kids presented no morphological abnormalities and underwent regular slaughtering. X-ray examination and necropsy were performed. On the basis of gross and radiological findings the malformation was classified as acardius acephalus. In human medicine, acardius is a rare and severe abnormality reported as a unique complication of monozygotic twin pregnancies, and is known as twin-reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP).

Keywords: acardius acephalus; X-ray; Messinese Black goat; congenital malformation; twin-reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP)

Published: November 30, 2013  Show citation

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Macri F, Lanteri G, Ferraro S, Marino G, Mazzullo G. Acardius acephalus in a goat kid - radiological and gross findings: a case repor. Vet Med - Czech. 2013;58(11):591-593. doi: 10.17221/7142-VETMED.
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