crooked calf disease

crooked calf disease: a syndrome of congenital skeletal defects seen in calves in the western United States and Canada when their mothers have eaten certain species of Lupinus during pregnancy; characteristics include joint contractures, torticollis, and spinal deformities.

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Lupinus — Lu·pi·nus (looґpin us) the lupins, a genus of leguminous herbs. Seeds of mature plants of many species contain toxic alkaloids that cause convulsions in ruminants. Seeds may also be contaminated with a fungus and cause mycotoxic lupinosis. Two… … Medical dictionary
livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel … Universalium
Complex vertebral malformation — or CVM is a lethal hereditary syndrome found in Holstein cattle.[1][2] CVM is responsible for malformed calves that are either spontaneously aborted or die shortly after birth.[1][3] It is caused by a missense mutation in the SLC35A3 gene.[ … Wikipedia
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