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Newborn calf with six limbs undergoes surgery in Turkey
Rare disorder called polymelia affects fewer than four out of every 100,000 cattle births worldwide
Huseyin Ordulu |
25.02.2020 - Update : 25.02.2020
KONYA, Turkey
A calf born with two additional limbs on its back underwent surgery Monday in Turkey.
The newborn calf's additional limbs were surgically removed by a veterinarian in the central province of Konya.
The condition is a rare disorder called polymelia, which affects fewer than four out of every 100,000 cattle births worldwide.
A cow owned by Ismail Atmaca, a farmer in central Konya, gave birth to the calf a month ago.
Atmaca asked veterinarian Emre Yilmaz to treat the calf.
