Craniofacial Duplication (Diprosopus) in a Domes- tic Lamb (Ovis aries). - Case report-

Omobowale, T. O.; Igado, Olumayowa Olawumi; Abiola, J. O.; Adeniji, S. A.; Omirinde, J. O.

doi:10.21608/jva.2014.44733

	Craniofacial Duplication (Diprosopus) in a Domes- tic Lamb (Ovis aries). - Case report-
Journal of Veterinary Anatomy
Article 5, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2014, Page 57-61 PDF (633.77 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jva.2014.44733
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Authors
T. O. Omobowale¹; Olumayowa Olawumi Igado²; J. O. Abiola¹; S. A. Adeniji³; J. O. Omirinde⁴
¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
²Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
³Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
⁴Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Abstract
A case of craniofacial duplication is described in a West African Dwarf lamb. The major gross anatomical malformations were only observed in the head. Physical examination revealed two heads which were joined laterally at the region of the angle of the mandible, resulting in the name diprosopus (dicephalus monopygus dibrachius). This is probably the first documented report of this particular type of congenital duplication in Nigeria.
Keywords
Dicephalus; dibrachius; diprosopus; sheep; Nigeria


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