Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning
A review of congenital malformations in swine relating to abnormal twinning was carried out. The aim was to describe and estimate these defects. Among the recorded twins, the most common defect was the <i>syncephalus thoracopagus</i> or <i>cephalothoracopagus</i>. A couple of...
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| author | Aris Pourlis Georgios I. Papakonstantinou Dimitrios Doukas Vasileios G. Papatsiros |
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| description | A review of congenital malformations in swine relating to abnormal twinning was carried out. The aim was to describe and estimate these defects. Among the recorded twins, the most common defect was the <i>syncephalus thoracopagus</i> or <i>cephalothoracopagus</i>. A couple of dicephali and diprosopus congenital anomalies were also registered. At last, some cases of thoraco-omphalopagus piglets were surveyed. There was also a report of an acardiac twin (<i>hemiacardius acephalus</i>) and a case of a conjoined parasitic twin. The pathogenetic mechanisms of this condition, frequently reported in veterinary practice, are discussed. The importance of embryonic imperfect twinning is commonly associated with dystocia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fdfca9ffb5148bebf758849e18660ed2023-11-19T13:20:32ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812023-08-0110953410.3390/vetsci10090534Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal TwinningAris Pourlis0Georgios I. Papakonstantinou1Dimitrios Doukas2Vasileios G. Papatsiros3Laboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceLaboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceA review of congenital malformations in swine relating to abnormal twinning was carried out. The aim was to describe and estimate these defects. Among the recorded twins, the most common defect was the <i>syncephalus thoracopagus</i> or <i>cephalothoracopagus</i>. A couple of dicephali and diprosopus congenital anomalies were also registered. At last, some cases of thoraco-omphalopagus piglets were surveyed. There was also a report of an acardiac twin (<i>hemiacardius acephalus</i>) and a case of a conjoined parasitic twin. The pathogenetic mechanisms of this condition, frequently reported in veterinary practice, are discussed. The importance of embryonic imperfect twinning is commonly associated with dystocia.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/9/534conjoined twinsteratologypigcongenital malformations |
| spellingShingle | Aris Pourlis Georgios I. Papakonstantinou Dimitrios Doukas Vasileios G. Papatsiros Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning Veterinary Sciences conjoined twins teratology pig congenital malformations |
| title | Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning |
| title_full | Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning |
| title_fullStr | Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning |
| title_short | Overview of Swine Congenital Malformations Associated with Abnormal Twinning |
| title_sort | overview of swine congenital malformations associated with abnormal twinning |
| topic | conjoined twins teratology pig congenital malformations |
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