Hereditary Abnormalities Flashcards
no an opening; pigs born alive
atresia ani
Bent legs at right angle and stiff
bent legs
Pigs usually born alive but skull opening is present involving frontal and parietal bone
brain hernia
Incomplete development of the skull
catlin mark
Pigs born alive but unable to nurse
cleft palate
Pigs become fat to 32-88 kgs and die
excessive fatness
Born dead or reabsorbed
fetal mortality
Fluid on the brain; brain enlarged
hydrocephalus
Pigs born alive but without legs
legless
Forelegs are rigid and live only for a short time; animals still born
muscle contracture
Associated with cleft palate and deformed hind legs
split ears
Caused by infiltration of connective tissue which replaces the muscle fiber
thickened forelimb
1 or both testicles retained in the abdominal cavity
cryptorchidism
Hair at the back flanges in all direction
hair whorls
animals with no hair
hairlessness
Blood fail to clot promptly
hemophilia
Teats inverted and non-functional
inverted nipples
Rigid angles in the tail at birth
kinky tail
Extra toes on forefeet
polydactyl
Observed in Hampshire; affected animals have light brown haircoat
red eyes
Ruptured intestines extending up to the scrotal area
scrotal hernia
Intestines protrude at the naval cord area
umbilical hernia
Only one toe instead of 2
syndactyl (mule foot)
Skin like flaps hanging from the throat near lower jaw
wattles
kinky hair
wooly
oviduct distended with fluid
hydrosalpinx
oviduct distended with pus-like materials
pyosalpinx
blind uterine body, infantilism; cystic ovaries
unilateral blind uterine horn
