Osteopetrosis in cattle

Authors

  • H. W. Leipold Department of Pathology, Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
  • S. M. Dennis Department of Pathology, Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
  • R. Schalles Department of Animal Science, Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p96-101

Keywords:

Bone diseases, cattle diseases, Diseases, Genetic factors, inheritance, osteopetrosis

Abstract

Osteopetrosis, a generalized defect of the skeletal system has been reported in U.S. and Canadian Angus calves more recently in Hereford calves, a Simmental calf in Kansas, a Simmental calf in Holland, and a Dutch Friesian calf in Holland.

The pathology and genetic data of osteopetrosis in Angus and Hereford calves are reported here.

Cover image of the 21st Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of the Louisville skyline at sunset, the lights of the skyscrapers reflecting in the river. The sky is blue and purple and for a just moment the city seems still.

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Published

1986-11-01

How to Cite

Leipold, H. W., Dennis, S. M., & Schalles, R. (1986). Osteopetrosis in cattle. The Bovine Practitioner, (21), 96–101. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p96-101

Issue

No. 21 (1986 November)

Section

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