Authors
Citation
Ro. Ramadan, A DICEPHALIC GOAT WITH OTHER DEFECTS, Journal of veterinary medicine. Series A, 43(6), 1996, pp. 337-343
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
0931184X
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
337 - 343
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-184X(1996)43:6<337:ADGWOD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A case of dicephalus was reported in a black-coat female goat kid whic
h survived for 18 h. The head was joined at the level with the axis. T
he trunk was single and the kid stood on four legs. The goat had dupli
cation of the oesophagus, the heart, the lungs, the spleen and the liv
er. The associated defects were in the form of polycystic kidneys, uni
lateral atlanto-occipital fusion and pervious urachus.