Diseases

White Heifer Disease

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.

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Abstract

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.

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  • Disease, White Heifer

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33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check tags CATTLE; FEMALE; and ANIMAL

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History Note

2006; use FREEMARTINISM 1975-2005

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  1. C22w.196.963

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. White Heifer Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050072. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050072
  2. White Heifer Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11338120