Retained Cartilage in the Ulnar Metaphysis with Deformation of the Forelegs in two Litters of Captive Wolves

• Published in: Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe A
• Main Authors: Ossent, P., Mettler, F., Isenbügel, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1984
• Subjects: Karpus; Mackenzie Valley; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1984.tb01281.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0442.1984.tb01281.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1984.tb01281.x

Summary Bilateral cranial bowing of the forelegs and carpal distensions caused by the retention of large masses of cartilage in the distal ulnar metaphyses, occurred in all 9 growing Mackenzie Valley timber wolves ( Canis lupus occidentalis ) of two successive litters in Zurich zoo. Occasionally, ot...