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Descriptor English: White Heifer Disease
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedad de las Vaquillonas Blancas
Descriptor enfermedad de las vaquillonas blancas
Entry term(s) enfermedad de la novilla blanca
Scope note: Anomalía congénita del aparato reproductor de las vaquillonas hembras blancas en ciertas razas de ganado BOVINO, como Belgian Blue y Shorthorn. El color blanco se hereda como rasgo recesivo y se asocia a defectos del aparato reproductor en la hembra (sistema Muelleriano). Estas hembras suelen ser estériles.
Descriptor Portuguese: Doença da Novilha Branca
Descriptor French: Maladie des génisses blanches
Entry term(s): Disease, White Heifer
Tree number(s): C22.196.963
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050072
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.
Annotation: check tags CATTLE; FEMALE; and ANIMAL
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see FREEMARTINISM 1975-2005
History Note: 2006; use FREEMARTINISM 1975-2005
Entry Version: WHITE HEIFER DIS
DeCS ID: 50521
Unique ID: D050072
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
White Heifer Disease - Preferred
Concept UI M0008833
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.
Preferred term White Heifer Disease
Entry term(s) Disease, White Heifer



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