Abdominal Situs inversus in a sheep

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Madam:— Transposition of thoracic and/or abdominal viscera is recognised in humans, ^{(1)(2)(3)(1O)(11)(14)(15)} rats,⁽¹³⁾ mice,^(6)(7)(9) hamsters,⁽¹²⁾ dogs, ⁽⁴⁾ amphibians ⁽⁹⁾ and fish, ⁽²⁾ but does not appear to have been previously described in sheep. We report the finding of an apparently complete transposition of abdominal viscera in a nine-month-old castrated male lamb slaughtered at the Tomoana Freezing Works, Hastings