Research on the familial occurrence of leftside displacement of the abomasum in cattle

Authors

  • M. Stober Hannover Veterinary College, Bischofsholer Damm 57, Hannover 6, Germany
  • W. Wegner Hannover Veterinary College, Bischofsholer Damm 57, Hannover 6, Germany
  • J. Lunebrink Hannover Veterinary College, Bischofsholer Damm 57, Hannover 6, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1975no10p59-61

Keywords:

cattle, ruminants, abomasum, cattle diseases, cows, digestion, diseases, displacement, female genital diseases, Genetics, hereditary diseases, Pathogenesis, Bos, Bovidae, ruminantsArtiodactyla, mammals, vertebrates, Chordata, animals, eukaryotes

Abstract

Analysis of the male ancestry of 104 German Friesian cows with left-side displacement of the abomasum and of 104 comparable control cows revealed that the former were significantly more closely related to each other than the latter. It is concluded that there is a genetically linked predisposition for this condition, which increases with the degree of relationship. Other factors may play a role in the pathogenesis.

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Published

1975-11-01

How to Cite

Stober, M., Wegner, W., & Lunebrink, J. (1975). Research on the familial occurrence of leftside displacement of the abomasum in cattle. The Bovine Practitioner, 1975(10), 59–61. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1975no10p59-61

Issue

No. 10 (1975 November)

Section

Articles