Acta Vet. Brno 2014, 83: 51-54

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201483010051

Congenital sternal ectopia cordis in a Limousin calf – a case report

Hieronim Frąckowiak1, Jędrzej Maria Jaśkowski2, Maria Nabzdyk1, Beata Kociucka3, Izabela Szczerbal3, Marek Switonski3, Dorota Bukowska2, Paweł Antosik2

1Poznań University of Life Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Department of Animal Anatomy, Poznań, Poland
2Poznań University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Poznań, Poland
3Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Poznań, Poland

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