Table 1. Macroscopic findings observed in submitted necropsied lambs (n = 433) from 86 Dutch sheep flocks with a suspected SBV-infection.
Malformation | Number of lambs | Percentage |
External skeleton | ||
Arthogryposis fore limbs | 321 | 74.1% |
Arthogryposis hind limbs | 295 | 68.1% |
Scoliosis | 182 | 42.0% |
Microcephaly | 156 | 38.1% |
Torticollis | 128 | 29.6% |
Kyphosis | 123 | 28.4% |
Brachygnathia inferior | 49 | 11.3% |
Lordosis | 15 | 3.5% |
Central nervous system | ||
Hypoplasia cerebellum | 297 | 68.6% |
Hypoplasia spinal cord | 197 | 45.5% |
Hypoplasia cerebrum | 161 | 37.2% |
Hydranencephaly | 70 | 16.2% |
Hypoplasia brainstem | 30 | 6.9% |