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*'''Dexter cattle'''
*'''Dexter cattle'''
**Are heterozygous for incompletely dominant gene
**Are heterozygous for incompletely dominant gene
**When homozygous - lethal, producing 'buldog calf'
**When homozygous - lethal, producing ''''bulldog calf''''
*** A well recognised deformation in Dexter calves.
*** Related to defective cartilage matrix and abnormal ossification.
*** The calf is born with short and crooked limbs and the facial bones are short.
**Usually aborted prior to seven month of pregnancy
**Usually aborted prior to seven month of pregnancy
**Also occurs in Holstein, Jerseys and Charolais
**Also occurs in Holstein, Jerseys and Charolais
*Dwarfs with short legs, forelegs shorter than hind legs
*Dwarfs with short legs, forelegs shorter than hind legs
*Abnormal movement is noticable at weaning
*Abnormal movement is noticable at weaning
*Sequel is [[Joints Degenerative - Pathology#Degenerative joint disease (DJD)|arthrosis]]
*Sequel is [[Degenerative Joint Disease|arthrosis]]
[[Category:Bones - Developmental Pathology]]
[[Category:Bones - Developmental Pathology]]