Pygomelia or supernumerary limbs in a crossbred calf.
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.
Rahman
M M
MM
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Chittagong Government Veterinary College, Pahartali, Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh. mizanbs@yahoo.com
Khan
M S I
MS
Biswas
D
D
Sutradhar
B C
BC
Saifuddin
A K M
AK
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*