Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diprosopus with multiple craniofacial, musculoskeletal, and cardiac defects in a purebred Suffolk lamb.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Kerr, Nancy J
- Affiliation:
- Atlantic Veterinary College
Abstract
A stillborn Suffolk ewe lamb with 2 heads was found to have tarsal arthrogryposis, kypholordosis, craniorachischisis totalis, cheiloschisis, palatoschisis, deviation of the right maxilla, prognathia, patent ductus arteriosus, 3 ventricular septal defects, and 4 great vessels. The lamb was born twin to a normal lamb. No definitive etiology was established.
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