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Acardius Acephalus Amorphous Foetal Monster Co-twined with a Normal Live Calf in a Crossbred Cow at Field Level

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Pugazharasi Chidambaram — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007, Tamilnadu, India
Arunmozhi Narayanasamy — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007, Tamilnadu, India
Jaganath Velmurugan — Sai Azhagar Veterinary Clinic, Bedrahalli, Pennagaram, Dharmapuri - 636 803, Tamilnadu, India
Sarath Thulasiraman — Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007, Tamilnadu, India
Published 11 Aug 2021 Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021), pp. 108-109 ● Open access
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Abstract

Acardius acephalus is a rare congenital malformation characterized by the absence of a functional heart and
head. This is a form of detached asymmetric conjoined twinning in which one of the twins (the parasite) is joined
to a relatively normal fetus (the autosite) in one of the same sites of union as intact conjoined twins (Spencer, 2001).

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