PARASITIC CONJOINED TWINS IN PIG - A CASE REPORT
Keywords:
Conjoined twins, Thoracopagus, Parasitic Conjoined TwinsAbstract
A five year old Large White Yorkshire sow gave birth to a conjoined cephalothoracopagus, which was stillborn.
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