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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1290428" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>Have a feel of it. If it is an umbilical hernia you will feel a fairly firm sausage like sac inside the skin possibly trapped there or you may be able to work it up back inside the abdomin. Many will just have a loose bit of skin there which tightens up with age.</p><p>An umbilical hernia can be inherited but is only a minor defect and also the muscles around will tighten up and be less prominent. They can bulge a bit during pregnancy but are rarely a problem. It wouldn't mean that every calf from her would have one only the occaisional one.</p><p>If it was a hernia you could have bought a sibling of her's that had no hernia but just be as likely to pass it on and you would be none the wiser so don't panic.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1290428, member: 16453"] Have a feel of it. If it is an umbilical hernia you will feel a fairly firm sausage like sac inside the skin possibly trapped there or you may be able to work it up back inside the abdomin. Many will just have a loose bit of skin there which tightens up with age. An umbilical hernia can be inherited but is only a minor defect and also the muscles around will tighten up and be less prominent. They can bulge a bit during pregnancy but are rarely a problem. It wouldn't mean that every calf from her would have one only the occaisional one. If it was a hernia you could have bought a sibling of her's that had no hernia but just be as likely to pass it on and you would be none the wiser so don't panic. Ken [/QUOTE]
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