Hydrocephalus

[Kvet Forum]

The cranium is enlarged due to pressure from an excessive volume of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricular system. Though usually congenital in calves, it also can occur as a rare acquired condition in adult cattle, through infection or trauma. In one form of bovine hydrocephalus there is achondroplastic dishing of the face and a foreshortened maxilla.

Hydrocephalus (Hereford cross)​