Concurrent occurrence of congenital spina bifida, arthrogryposis, bifid tail and atresia ani in a calf Prasath N. Babu2,*, Selvaraj J.2, Kumar R.1,2, Sivakumar M.1,2 2Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Orathanadu-614625, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu 1Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research, Puducherry-605 009 *Corresponding author: e-mail: vetdrprasad@gmail.com
Abstract A one day old Holstein Friesian crossbred heifer calf brought to the clinics revealed a protruded irregularly round fleshy mass over the dorsal thoracic midline. Complete stiffness of both hind limbs, arthrogryposis of left fetlock joint, bifid tail and congenital closure of anal opening was recorded. On necropsy defective closure of vertebral laminae at thoracic region with prolapse of spinal column was observed. The case was diagnosed as a rare case of spina bifida at thoracic region in co-occurance with arthrogryposis, bifid tail and atresia ani. Top Keywords Arthrogryposis, Atresia ani, Bifid tail, Congenital defect, Cross bred calf, Spina bifida. Top |