Amorphus globosus in a White Galloway cattle [Beyaz Galloway sığırda Amorphus globosus olgusu]

In this article,a case of an amorphus globosus is presented. a three years old white galloway dam gave birth in her second pregnancy a normal calf and a malformed amorphic co-twin. the malformed co-twin was slightly flattened with an ovoid covered by white hairy skin form of 21.0x10.0x6.0 cm in size and a weight of 1600 g. the present case had an umbilical cord like structure of 20 cm in length and 2-3 cm in diameter. a small opening,resembling am oral structure,contain a tongue-like structure with lips and three milk teeth. histological examination showed a solid mass of connective tissue,skeletal muscles,lymph,arterial vessel and glandular units and focal by cartilage tissue. the radiography clearly showed lower-upper jaw,small bone similar to a tail-like-structure and a cartilage tissue. the inbreeding coefficient of the case was 6.25% due to a common ancestor on the maternal and paternal side. this is the first report on amorphus globosus in white galloway cattle including pathological,histopathological,radiological findings and pedigree analysis. © 2016,veteriner fakultesi dergisi. all rights reserved.