Uni¬lateral Forelimb Micromelia and Concurrent Aphalangia in a Kid: A Case Report

Abstract

Congenital malformations and inherited disorders constitute a substantial proportion of the bone pathologies seen in sheep and goats. The macroscopic and radiographic features of a micromelia with aphalangia case are described here in a 2-month-old, 12 kg male kid. In vivo the animal showed a shortened right forelimb that ended, at the level of the digits, in soft hoof. Radiographs demonstrated an absence of phalanges. The cause of the condi­tion in this case remains unclear. To the author's knowledge, the congenital forelimb deformity described here is the first documented case in the Caprine species.