Veterinary Archives, Vol. 81 No. 6, 2011.
Case report
Polydactylism in roe deer in Croatia - a case report.
Krunoslav Pintur
; Department of Gamekeeping and Environmental Protection, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Karlovac, Croatia
Nina Popović
; Department of Gamekeeping and Environmental Protection, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Karlovac, Croatia
Damir Mihelić
; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vedran Slijepčević
; Department of Gamekeeping and Environmental Protection, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Karlovac, Croatia
Alen Slavica
; Department for Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
A male roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) aged 2 years was shot near Našice in Croatia, exhibiting polydactylism. Based on visual examination and radiographs, polydactylism was described on three limbs. On the front and hind right feet digit 2 was duplicated and on the hind left foot there was a 2nd extra metatarsal bone with 3 digits.
Keywords
polydactyly; roe deer (Capreolus capreolus); Croatia
Hrčak ID:
74674
URI
Publication date:
5.12.2011.
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