Bovine Congenital Defects Recorded in a National Survey of Dairy and Beef Herds Over Ten Years (2014–2023)

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This study describes a novel model of farm-based congenital defect recording, with use of accessory data from a national breeding organisation. The study ran from 2014 to 2023 inclusive resulting in 522 reports of bovine congenital defects with additional data available for a subset (369/522). The most commonly reported defect was intestinal atresia (24.3%), followed by multiple defects (19.9%), and tail...

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