Monocephalic thoracopagus tetrabrachius tetrapus monster in Murrah buffalo- A case report

Authors

  • Vikas Sachan Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (DUVASU), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Brijesh Kumar ICAR RC for NEH Region Sikkim Centre Gangtok, Sikkim, India
  • Vipin Sonkar Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Atul Saxena ICAR RC for NEH Region Sikkim Centre Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Keywords:

Conjoined twin, Monster, Thoracopagus, Tetrabrachius, Tetrapus, Dicaudatus, Tetrarhino

Abstract

A conjoint monster was delivered by caesarean section in a pluriperous murrah buffalo. Partially duplicated, two female fetuses joined at the thoracic region (Thoracopagus) and having well developed eight limbs, i.e. four forelimbs (Tetrabrachius) and four hind limbs (Tetrapus) and both pelvis are separate (Dicaudatus). There was clear four nostrils (Tetrarhino) and the postmortem examination revealed that internal organs were paired.

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Buffalo Bulletin Vol.35 No.1

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Published

2016-03-29

How to Cite

Sachan, V., Kumar, B., Sonkar, V., & Saxena, A. (2016). Monocephalic thoracopagus tetrabrachius tetrapus monster in Murrah buffalo- A case report. Buffalo Bulletin, 35(1), 23–26. Retrieved from http://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/1153

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2016): March

Section

Case Report

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