79 (2) 139-142

Title: 
Hydrops uteri in a BWB heifer combined with a vascular hamartoma of the mandible of the calf
Author(s): 
H. VAN LOO, J. GOVAERE, K. CHIERS, M. HOOGEWIJS, G. OPSOMER, A. DE KRUIF
Abstract: 

An 8 months pregnant Belgian blue heifer was presented because of an excessive swelling of the abdomen.Clinical examination revealed that the heifer was suffering from a hydrops uteri and parturition was induced. The calf,born by caesarean section, had a big red colored mass on its mandible. Necropsy and histology identified the swellingas a vascular hamartoma.

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