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Are there environmental factors that can cause hydrocephalus in cattle or is it always a genetic condition?
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http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/pdfs/bch/01900.pdf " Many of these are caused by varying amounts of genetic influence; others are caused by environmental conditions or an interaction between the animal's genetic makeup and the environment in which it lives." " 2. Water head (internal hydrocephalus). Excess fluid is present in the brain (Figure 2). Calves are usually born dead or die shortly after birth. Environmental factors can cause the disease, as well as being inherited as a simple recessive trait."
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