Thyroid hyperplasia and musculoskeletal deformity in a standardbred filly in Ontario.
Thyroid hyperplasia and musculoskeletal deformity, described in foals in western Canada, has not been recognized as a common cause of neonatal foal mortality in Ontario. A case is reported from Ontario, with clinical and histopathological findings consistent with the syndrome described in western Canada.
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Sally K
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Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D009864:Ontario; D013577:Syndrome; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*