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Congenital diplomyelia and hydromyelia in two calves
Author(s) -
Hut Peter,
Vos Peter,
Hooijer Gerrit,
Neck Simon,
Jurgens Ben
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000489
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , ataxia , spinal cord , reflex , surgery , pathology , anesthesia , psychiatry
We describe two clinical cases of diplomyelia with hydromyelia in newborn calves. Both animals presented clinical signs of a general proprioceptive ataxia affecting the pelvic limbs. The most clear finding during clinical examination of the animals was an unilateral (case 1) or bilateral (case 2) absent patellar reflex. Only the second case was serologically tested positive for Schmallenberg virus, which is not a very likely aetiology. The cause of the spinal cord lesions in both calves remains unknown.