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KMID : 0900919990230010069
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Korean journal of Animal Reproduction
1999 Volume.23 No. 1 p.69 ~ p.73
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Derodidymus in Korean-Native Calf
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Kang Mun-Il
Park Young-Seok
Han Dong-Un
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Abstract
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A calf with derodidymus was delivered from a 3-year old Korean-native cow with abortion last ime at Jangheong area in Chonnam Province. The anomaly with body weight of 35 kg was born t the normal time of parturition. During the parturition, however, the calf with twin head was onfirmed and the complete amputation between fore and hind limb was inevitably carried out or safety of the dam. The calf had normal skeleton and extremities but had two heads and cervical vertebrae divided from upper thoracic part. At necropsy, there were found totally 3 pairs of ore limbs including two pairs of hypoplastic ones hided in the thoracic limb and also found one air of sternum. One head had incomplete torsion or unilateral hypoplasia of mandible with artly hypoplastic skull. There were marked fusion and torsion from cervical to 3rd thoracic vertebra. No abnormality was found on all organs in the pleural and abdominal cavities except a rectal stricture formed at 5 cm away from the atresia ani.
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KEYWORD
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Derodidymus, Korean-native calf, Anormaly, Atresia ani
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