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This is an extreme example of an achondroplastic Angus calf (bulldog calf), a slaughterhouse specimen estimated to weigh about 18 kg. It is a hereditary defect of epiphyseal plate growth, resulting in varying degrees of dwarfism. This fetus was estimated to at be about 10 months of gestation, about 1 month beyond expected birth.

Achondroplasia

Credit: Roberts SJ (1973)

Digital Credit: Maarten Drost

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Description: This is an extreme example of an achondroplastic Angus calf (bulldog calf), a slaughterhouse specimen estimated to weigh about 18 kg. It is a hereditary defect of epiphyseal plate growth, resulting in varying degrees of dwarfism. This fetus was estimated to at be about 10 months of gestation, about 1 month beyond expected birth.

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