Veterinary Archives, Vol. 78 No. 5, 2008.
Professional paper
Spontaneous agnathia-otocephaly in a lamb of the Chiotiko breed - a case report
Aris Frixos Pourlis
orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-2263
; Laboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Veterinary School, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
Abstract
A case of extreme agnathia-otocephaly in a female lamb of the Chiotiko breed was studied from the anatomical point of view and described in the present study. The external and the x-ray examination revealed a total absence of the mandible and associated structures, as well as synotia and synophtalmia-exophthalmia. In the cranial cavity severe brain malformation was observed. Dissection of the body revealed a normal structure with absence of the right kidney and ureter. The purpose of the present study was to provide an anatomic description of the agnathic lamb, to present information regarding the etiologies of this malformation and, to
review the relevant literature.
Keywords
congenital malformations; sheep
Hrčak ID:
28921
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Publication date:
20.10.2008.
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