2004, Cilt 20, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 103-107
Congenital Double Cervix Abnormality in a Heifer
Mustafa Sönmez1, Murat Yüksel2
1Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Dölermc ve Suni Tohumlama Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
2Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ
Keywords: Heifer, Double Cervix, Abnormality
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In this report, a case of double cervix which is congenital anotomical defect of the female reproductive tract was described in a Brown Swiss heifer. The caudal portion of cervical canal bifurcated although ovarium, oviduct, comu uteri and corpus uteri were normal. This condition is very seldom and attribute to failure of fusion of the caudal portions of pa-ramesonepric (Muellerian) ducts during embrionic development.