White Heifer Disease
"White Heifer Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D050072
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C22.196.963
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