title: Pygomelia or supernumerary limbs in a crossbred calf.
abstract: A crossbred (Sindhi x local indigenous) calf that was 12 days old was admitted to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Bangladesh, with two accessory hind limbs attached to the pelvic region in between the hind legs. This was clinically identified as a congenital anomaly popularly called pygomelia. The pygomelia was successfully corrected by surgical excisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Pahartali, Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh. mizanbs@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M S I
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sutradhar
authors.forename: A K M
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saifuddin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*