Unusual case of spina bifida in a Friesian cross calf.
A case of spina bifida in a Friesian cross calf is described. The case was unusual as the calf was alive and ambulatory. There was no locomotor disturbance but a small skin defect was present in the thoracic region with anomalies of the thoracic vertebral laminae 9 and 10 and the associated ribs. Radiographic studies and post mortem findings are reported to indicate the extent of the lesion.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities