Per-vaginal delivery of hydrocephalic fetus associated with musculo-skeletal defects in a Murrah buffalo

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  • Rishipal Yadav Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India
  • Gitesh Saini Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India
  • Pradeep - Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India
  • Ravi Dutt Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, ankylosis, dystocia, hydrocephalic fetus, Murrah buffalo, per-vaginal delivery

Abstract

The present communication reports a rare case of dystocia due to intra-cranial hydrocephalic fetus associated with ankylosis of limbs in a pleuriparous Murrah buffalo and per-vaginal delivery by forced extraction using obstetric maneuvers.

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Rishipal Yadav, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India




Gitesh Saini, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India




Pradeep -, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Haryana, India




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2021-09-25

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Yadav, R., Saini, G., -, P., & Dutt, R. (2021). Per-vaginal delivery of hydrocephalic fetus associated with musculo-skeletal defects in a Murrah buffalo. Buffalo Bulletin, 40(3), 515–523. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/3005

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