Defeitos congênitos em bovinos da Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Cases of congenital defects (CDs) in cattle diagnosed at the Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology of the Federal University of Santa Maria from 1964 to 2010 were reviewed. During the studied period tissues collected from the necropsy of 7,132 cattle were examined and 31 calves (0.4%) with CDs were found. These CDs were classified into 34 different types and ascribed to the body system primarily affected. [2], and ventricular septal defect [1]); four (7.5%) affected the lymphatic system and consisted of inherit…