Splay-foot in cattle

Authors

R.R. Schalles
R.W. Markham
H.W. Leipold
M.F. Spire

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1989; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 89-567-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 567; https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/6456

Abstract

Angular limb deformity, observed in several breeds of cattle, results in a knock-kneed and splay-footed condition in the front legs. This study shows that angular limb deformity is a congenital structural defect, inherited as a simple, autosomal, recessive trait.

Recommended Citation

Schalles, R.R.; Markham, R.W.; Leipold, H.W.; and Spire, M.F. (1989) "Splay-foot in cattle," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2271