Essays about: "Crooked Calf Disease"

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  1. 1. Arthrogryposis in calves

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Alexandra Odevall; [2016]
    Keywords : Artrogrypos; kalv; nöt; medfödd missbildning; Crooked Calf Disease; lupiner; lupinus; alkaloider; anagyrine; Arthrogryposis; calf; bovine; congenital deformity; lupines; alkaloids;

    Abstract : Arthrogryposis is a common congenital malformation in cattle and it affects the limbs through fibrosis of the joints leading to fixation. This is due to paralysis of the fetus because of alkaloid toxicosis in the pregnant dam during gestation day 40-70. When the fetus cannot move, the fibrosis develops in the joints and the extremities are fixated. READ MORE