Uterine Torsion Dystocia Complicated by Perosomus Elumbis in an Angus Calf Associated with a Consanguineous Mating

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Gross necropsy photos of the stillborn male Angus calf with appreciable congenital deformities: short and rounded skull, maxillary brachygnathism, arthrogryposis, vertebral aplasia, and abdominal organ herniation (a). A longitudinal section of the spine in right lateral orientation (b) highlights agenesis of the lumbosacral and caudal vertebra and spinal cord agenesis abnormalities as are characteristic of perosomus elumbis.

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