Ayyappan, S.Balasubramanian, S.Subramanian, A.Dhanapalan, P.TANUVAS2018-03-272018-03-271996-10http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810042631TNV_CRN_1996_25(5&6)162-163Meningocoele though reported in ovine, its occurence in bovines is very rare (Abid et al., 1988), Jubb and Kennedy (1970) reported that morphogenesis of these defects is not simply a problem of defective ossification with secondary protrusion of meninges but instead depends on a primary defect of neural tube leading to focal failure of development of the skeletal encasement.enVeterinary ScienceArticle