Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in Aberdeen Angus cattle in Uruguay
| Autor: | Fernando Dutra Quintela, Agustín Romero, Carolina Briano |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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040301 veterinary sciences
Veterinary medicine hereditary diseases Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Atrophy Aberdeen Angus SF600-1100 medicine Kyphoscoliosis 030304 developmental biology Arthrogryposis 0303 health sciences General Veterinary business.industry bovine 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Anatomy medicine.disease Breed cattle Herd Uruguay medicine.symptom business Purebred Torticollis |
| Zdroj: | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Vol 40, Iss 6, Pp 426-429 (2020) Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira v.40 n.6 2020 Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) instacron:EMBRAPA |
| ISSN: | 1678-5150 |
| Popis: | Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is reported for the first time in the Aberdeen Angus (AA) breed in Uruguay. In a commercial herd of 30 purebred Aberdeen Angus cows, two calves with severe musculoskeletal malformations died at birth. The cows had been inseminated using semen imported from Argentina from one elite AA sire only. At necropsy, one calf showed severe muscular atrophy, arthrogryposis affecting all four limbs and the spine, kyphoscoliosis and torticollis. Histopathology showed muscular atrophy with marked fiber size variation and abundant fibroadipose fibers. The central nervous system only showed congestion and edema due to dystocia, whereas the peripheral nerves and the number of motor neurons in the spinal appeared normal. DNA analysis confirmed arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. It is concluded that disease in Aberdeen Angus cattle is due to failure in the neuromuscular junction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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