Two cases of schistosomus reflexus and two of omphalocele in the canarian goat

Abstract

Schistosomus reflexus is a ruminant congenital abnormality whose pathogenesis is not well understood. Omphalocele is another congenital abnormality possible related as an intermediate stage between schistosomus reflexus and umbilical hernia. This paper describes two cases of schistosomus reflexus and two of omphalocele occurred in Canary goats with estimated inbreeding coefficient between 15 and 25%. These data suggest that if schistosomus reflexus is an inherited defect as suggested by Roberts (1986), which might also occur to omphalocele, inbreeding could be a predisposing factor for their presentation.