Concept information
Preferred term
White Heifer Disease
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- check tags CATTLE; FEMALE; and ANIMAL
Scope note
- A congenital reproductive abnormality in white female offspring (heifers) in certain breeds of CATTLE, such as Belgian Blue and Shorthorn. The white color is inherited as a recessive trait which is associated with defects in the female reproductive tract (Muellerian system). These heifers are usually sterile.
History note
- 2006; use FREEMARTINISM 1975-2005
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050072
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