A case of diprosopus in a Friesian calf

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Published: Dec 3, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.21634
Ι. Μενεγάτος
Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Α. Ζώλος
Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Ε. Ξυλούρη
Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Ε. Πανοπούλου
Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Section of Animal Production Agricultural College of Athens
Κ. Παπαντωνάκης
Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Ε. Στοφόρος
Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Abstract

It is described a case of a diprosopus Friesian calf that was born by a multiparus cow. The two heads had four eyes and two ears. They were conjoined to cheaks. The dimensions of the two heads presented small differences. Differences also existed between the whorls of the heads, the shape and the area of the stars, as well as the impints of the muzzles. Also the diprosopus had unilateral brachygnathia inferior and grom the non cranial malformations had arthrogryposis of the legs. This case of malformation in cattle consists the frequent of conjoined twins. It has been observed that the frequency of occurence of diprosopus calves are 8 every 100.000 cows

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