Situs Inversus in a Calf

Abstract

One case of situs inversus was discovered among 7, 512 necropsied cattle. This case was an eight-month-oldfemale Japanese Black calf. In this calf the rumen and spleen were located on the right, while the omasum, abomasums, small intestine, cecum, colon and liver were to the left of the midline. The left lung had five lobesand tracheal bronchus and the right lung had three lobes. An image of the heart showed a mirror situs of thenormal heart and the aorta coursed to the right. In this case, paranasal sinusitis suggesting the presence of Kartagener's syndrome in the cattle was detected.