title: [Wedge-shaped vertebral formation as the cause of leg weakness syndrome in swine--a case report].
abstract: We report about two cases of hemivertebrae in pigs. The malformations appeared in the T2/3, respectively in the T10. One case showed clinical apparent signs, namely ataxia and leg weakness. The productivity of the affected pig was reduced. Both cases are of unclear genesis. A hereditary predisposition could not be proved.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reiner
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dzapo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*
vernacular_title: Keilwirbelbildung als Ursache für Beinschwächesyndrom beim Schwein--ein Fallbericht.