Spontaneous craniofacial malformations and central nervous system defects in an aborted equine foetus.
Developmental defects are rarely reported in the horse. Severe craniofacial and central nervous system defects in an equine foetus are described and their possible causation and pathogenesis are suggested.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000662:veterinary*; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*