A dicephalic goat with other defects.
A case of dicephalus was reported in a black-coat female goat kid which survived for 18 h. The head was joined at the level with the axis. The trunk was single and the kid stood on four legs. The goat had duplication of the oesophagus, the heart, the lungs, the spleen and the liver. The associated defects were in the form of polycystic kidneys, unilateral atlanto-occipital fusion and pervious urachus.
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Department of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009008:Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006257:Head / Q000002:abnormalities*