Congenital anomalies of the uterus in slaughtered cows

Authors

  • María del Carmen Ferreras Estrada
  • Ana María Bravo del Moral
  • José Manuel Martínez Rodríguez
  • Alfredo Escudero Díez
  • María José García Iglesias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/analesdeveterinaria.v37.7918

Keywords:

Congenital anomalies, Uterus, Cows

Abstract

A statistic and morphological study on congenital anomalies of the uterus diagnosed during the examination of 1,489 bovine females sacrificed in slaughterhouses in León (Spain) was carried out. Nine cases of congenital anomalies (0.6% of the population), which were as follows: 5 cases of hypoplasia (55.6% of all anomalies), 2 cases of segmental aplasia of the müllerian ducts (22.2%) (one of them was classified as uterus unicomis), 1 case of complete agenesia (11.1%) and 1 case of uterus didelphys were diagnosed. With regard to age groups, anomalies were more frequent in the 2-4 yearold group (3%) and with regard to breeds, the Swiss Brown was the most affected (1.1%). Animals affected by these lesions should be sacrificed because of their infertility and hereditary nature.

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Published

1991-01-02

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Research papers