This article is part of the supplement: Perinatal Death In Domestic Animals: The 20th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet)

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Complex vertebral malformation syndrome in Holstein cattle: the story so far

Jørgen S Agerholm

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Ridebanevej 3, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

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from Perinatal Death In Domestic Animals: The 20th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet)
Reykjavik, Iceland. 26–27 April 2007

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007, 49(Suppl 1):S5doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-S1-S5

Published:	12 December 2007

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The complex vertebral malformation syndrome (CVM) is a congenital autosomal recessively inherited disorder in Holstein cattle [1]. The syndrome is associated with extensive foetal mortality as analyses of population-based breeding results have demonstrated a significant lack of calves born near term. Studies of Danish Holsteins have shown that the extent of foetal mortality prior to gestation day 260 is approximately 77% [2].