title: [Congenital flexure of the forelimbs in calves].
abstract: The incidence of congenital multiple arthrogryposis in newborn calves during the period from September 1982 to September 1983 was studied by conducting a questionnaire on 2,204 dairy farms in the province of Overijssel. This entity was observed on 19 per cent of the farms with Meuse-Rhine-IJssel breed and on 12 per cent of those with the Friesian-Dutch or Friesian-Dutch/Dutch-Friesian breed of cattle. Bull-calves showing normal or heavy birth weights following a normal period of gestation were mainly affected. There was a considerable difference in incidence between sires.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001176:Arthrogryposis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands
vernacular_title: Aangeboren kromme voorpoten bij kalveren.