Fetotomy mediated management of dystocia in a buffalo

Akshay Sharma; Kirti Jamwal; Madhumeet Singh; Pravesh Kumar; Pururava Sharma

doi:10.56825/bufbu.2024.4314111

Authors

Akshay Sharma Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India
Kirti Jamwal Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India
Madhumeet Singh Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India
Pravesh Kumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India
Pururava Sharma Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2024.4314111

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, head fetotomy, dystocia, Murrah graded buffalo, primiparous, per-vaginum delivery

Abstract

The present case report deals with a rare case of dystocia due to dorso-sacro-iliac right position and left lateral deviation of head and neck of oversized fetus along with its successful management through fetotomy of head in a primiparous buffalo.

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