Obstetrical Management of Fetal Malposture with Emphysema In A Crossbred Cow - A Case Report

Authors(3) :-A.Teja, S.Shanmukhi, K. MouliKrishna

A pluriparous crossbred cow was brought to college hospital with the history of dystocia. After stabilizing the animal with first aid treatment the thorough clinical examination under epidural analgesia revealed emphysematous fetus yielding fetid smell with lateral displacement of head and neck. Under liberal lubrication with 1% carboxy methyl cellulose gel (CMC) subcutaneous partial fetotomy was performed and through simple mutations and traction the emphysematosed fetus was removed.

Authors and Affiliations

A.Teja
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh, India
S.Shanmukhi
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh, India
K. MouliKrishna
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bovine, Dystocia, Foetal emphysema, Fetotomy

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 3 | May-June 2016
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 222-223
Manuscript Number : IJSRST162361
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

Cite This Article :

A.Teja, S.Shanmukhi, K. MouliKrishna, " Obstetrical Management of Fetal Malposture with Emphysema In A Crossbred Cow - A Case Report ", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp.222-223, May-June-2016.
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST162361
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