Pygomelia or supernumerary limbs in a crossbred calf

A crossbred (Sindhi × local indigenous) calf that was 12 days old was admitted to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Bangladesh, with two accessory hind limbs attached to the pelvic region in between the hind legs. This was clinically identified as a congenit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rahman, M. M., Khan, M. S. I., Biswas, D., Sutradhar, B. C., Saifuddin, A. K. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Veterinary Science 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3242134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16871029
http://dx.doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2006.7.3.303
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Sumario:A crossbred (Sindhi × local indigenous) calf that was 12 days old was admitted to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Bangladesh, with two accessory hind limbs attached to the pelvic region in between the hind legs. This was clinically identified as a congenital anomaly popularly called pygomelia. The pygomelia was successfully corrected by surgical excisions.

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