The quality of eye is not unique to Border Collies, but it is stronger and more consistent in that breed than in English Shepherds or Australian Shepherds. Both Australian Shepherds and English Shepherds work in a what is often called a loose-eyed fashion, to contrast it to the strong eye of Border Collies.
Spina bifida is a type of birth defect of an unborn baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord. Screening tests during pregnancy can detect. Spina bifida is a type of birth defect of an unborn baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord.
Spina Bifida and Tethered Cord Syndrome. Spina Bifida, also known as myelodysplasia, is the most common spine abnormality present at birth. Spina Bifida occurs when the neural tube, which becomes the spine bones, and the spinal cord do not fuse properly in the developing fetus.