Blind-end atresia coli in two foals.
Blind-end atresia coli was observed in two genetically unrelated foals at about the same time and location. The two foals, one an Appaloosa and the other a Quarterhorse, were born 4 days apart on nearby but separate farms. The Appaloosa foal died after surgical anastomosis of the affected segments of the colon. The Quarterhorse foal was euthanized after the defect was found at laparotomy. Both foals were necropsied and representative tissues were examined histopathologically. Histopathologic results were unremarkable. No cause of the defects could be determined and the timing and geographical location of the two events were considered coincidental.
D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male