Holoprosencephaly in Border Leicester lambs [congenital abormality; survey; New South Wales]
1987
Roth, I.J. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Glenfield (Australia). Central Veterinary Lab.) | Morrow, C.J. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Tamworth (Australia)) | Wilkins, J.F. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Tamworth (Australia). Agricultural Research Centre) | Harper, P.A. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Glenfield (Australia). Central Veterinary Lab.)
The defect is characterized by lack of the longitudinal cerebral fissure, fusion of the cerebral hemisphere and a single lateral ventricle. Facial defects also occur. A breeding experiment suggests it is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Survey results show the condition to be widespread.
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