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 biÂ´fida a developmental anomaly characterized by defective closure of the bony encasement of the spinal cord; the spinal cord and meninges may or may not protrude through the defect (see spina bifida cystica and spina bifida occulta).