congenital articular rigidity

congenital articular rigidity
rigid or deformed joints in newborn calves or lambs; a hereditary variety is seen among Charolais cattle, and a type acquired in utero is part of the Akabane virus disease. Called also congenital arthrogryposis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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