Successful management of dystocia due to relative oversized fetus in a Murrah buffalo

Authors

  • Sudhir Kumar Division of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Ranbir Singh Pura, India
  • Utsav Sharma Division of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Ranbir Singh Pura, India
  • Sharad Kumar Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Dinesh Kumar Dwivedi Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, dystocia, oversized fetus, Murrah buffalo

Abstract

A Murrah buffalo in her first parity suffering from dystocia due to relative oversize fetus and its successful clinical management following caesarean operation has been reported.

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Author Biographies

Utsav Sharma, Division of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Ranbir Singh Pura, India




Sharad Kumar, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, India




Dinesh Kumar Dwivedi, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, India




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Published

2021-03-26

How to Cite

Kumar, S., Sharma, U., Kumar, S., & Dwivedi, D. K. (2021). Successful management of dystocia due to relative oversized fetus in a Murrah buffalo. Buffalo Bulletin, 40(1), 195–198. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/2196

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2021): January-March

Section

Case Report