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<blockquote data-quote="T-Wacker" data-source="post: 1561671" data-attributes="member: 22704"><p>Here is his related email and links:</p><p></p><p>It is always challenging to determine a disease issue just from looking at pictures, but I will give it my best educated guess. From the pictures that you sent, it appears that it probably is dwarfism in the calf. Usually dwarfism in cattle is associated with genetics (typically from both the cow and the bull). In some breeds, this issue is associated with a specific gene mutation (like in Angus), but in other breeds it can be related to multiple genes (like in Herefords). Here is a news article with some information regarding the dwarfism problem in Angus cattle that might help you learn more about the issue:</p><p>http://secure-web.cisco.com/1hHS3hZ__Xj1BGQYgokJaXLtTCg41jBW3URlCyW3kRN4FCKRAWF62bI8qSrlhHp5iRXIADKrYCiMpfwgslIdTzUxU7xyq8pxhS5_q5Ro_adU9NHp5X6x_xUMQxHg8eZFyKt-1IIR4fIP8t3K40i7v_rw3vvM6LfhsNvzFDSJF_vbqbJAfvqW4MgRnpdqZkcYU-eCf63_I0tJNHGrfgIB1hy3DDgWTjON5yXrAZYyUp5Z7CTFbxuZwT3_Y7-KYVJeTrnoVmFrtfQOvtneoh0bJAj-fRPQ0xj66ugu3aUKk7o89ZWuZnyA5lUPxAGxZbS45/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angus.org%2Fpub%2Fd2%2Fd2factsheet.pdf</p><p></p><p>Sometimes dwarfism in cattle can also be associated with mineral deficiencies during pregnancy. Manganese is a trace mineral that has been associated with dwarfism and abnormal congenital development in calves when it has been deficient in the cow's diet during gestation. </p><p></p><p>The calf could be tested for a genetic mutation to determine if the dwarfism is related to genetics. This website lists a couple of laboratories that you can send a blood sample to run the genetic test: </p><p>https://secure-web.cisco.com/1W_BfPr-BYD3yN-EmqNk17tPM9dYEATYPwjqblcSnP5TNIGulsdrit8MGtr2jutOIqOoDJ5ErzScllbWn9jx3X7Lczotx34PHC_H2CSzgKF9wqEZp7RQ4dh5Lv14WwF-CVJBUtk91aCGv4INYNi2GMMfsFx4GZZJS1G7nr9A0CaVVCbBL_7Ye6Zap27FYZo8BBA8RSckhh2wRYEtqti7r5VM2gbCvZ2TxVZeiZoHpgbxcfX0CY4YuGUmgUifhqJwm5IiM6DI4a28XtVE5e93XP1d25yXrgSDdDVa8vBY6Kdxtt_OemUBG9BU4iPB3QfQ3/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.angus.org%2Fpub%2FD2%2FD2Labs.aspx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T-Wacker, post: 1561671, member: 22704"] Here is his related email and links: It is always challenging to determine a disease issue just from looking at pictures, but I will give it my best educated guess. From the pictures that you sent, it appears that it probably is dwarfism in the calf. Usually dwarfism in cattle is associated with genetics (typically from both the cow and the bull). In some breeds, this issue is associated with a specific gene mutation (like in Angus), but in other breeds it can be related to multiple genes (like in Herefords). Here is a news article with some information regarding the dwarfism problem in Angus cattle that might help you learn more about the issue: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1hHS3hZ__Xj1BGQYgokJaXLtTCg41jBW3URlCyW3kRN4FCKRAWF62bI8qSrlhHp5iRXIADKrYCiMpfwgslIdTzUxU7xyq8pxhS5_q5Ro_adU9NHp5X6x_xUMQxHg8eZFyKt-1IIR4fIP8t3K40i7v_rw3vvM6LfhsNvzFDSJF_vbqbJAfvqW4MgRnpdqZkcYU-eCf63_I0tJNHGrfgIB1hy3DDgWTjON5yXrAZYyUp5Z7CTFbxuZwT3_Y7-KYVJeTrnoVmFrtfQOvtneoh0bJAj-fRPQ0xj66ugu3aUKk7o89ZWuZnyA5lUPxAGxZbS45/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angus.org%2Fpub%2Fd2%2Fd2factsheet.pdf Sometimes dwarfism in cattle can also be associated with mineral deficiencies during pregnancy. Manganese is a trace mineral that has been associated with dwarfism and abnormal congenital development in calves when it has been deficient in the cow’s diet during gestation. The calf could be tested for a genetic mutation to determine if the dwarfism is related to genetics. This website lists a couple of laboratories that you can send a blood sample to run the genetic test: https://secure-web.cisco.com/1W_BfPr-BYD3yN-EmqNk17tPM9dYEATYPwjqblcSnP5TNIGulsdrit8MGtr2jutOIqOoDJ5ErzScllbWn9jx3X7Lczotx34PHC_H2CSzgKF9wqEZp7RQ4dh5Lv14WwF-CVJBUtk91aCGv4INYNi2GMMfsFx4GZZJS1G7nr9A0CaVVCbBL_7Ye6Zap27FYZo8BBA8RSckhh2wRYEtqti7r5VM2gbCvZ2TxVZeiZoHpgbxcfX0CY4YuGUmgUifhqJwm5IiM6DI4a28XtVE5e93XP1d25yXrgSDdDVa8vBY6Kdxtt_OemUBG9BU4iPB3QfQ3/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.angus.org%2Fpub%2FD2%2FD2Labs.aspx [/QUOTE]
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