Foetal mummification and its obstetrical management in a graded Murrah buffalo – A case report

Authors

  • Suresh Kumar Raju Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Reshma Abdul Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Krishnakumar Karuppasamy Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Sarath Tulasiraman Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Reena Devarajan Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Rangasamy Sreerangan Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India
  • Umamageswari Jeyakumar Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213589

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, mummification, fetus, obstetrical

Abstract

Obstetrical management of a rare case of fetal mummification in a buffalo is reported and discussed.

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Author Biographies

Suresh Kumar Raju, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

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Reshma Abdul, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India

Reshma Abdul

Krishnakumar Karuppasamy, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India



Sarath Tulasiraman, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India




Reena Devarajan, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India




Rangasamy Sreerangan, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India




Umamageswari Jeyakumar, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India




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Shivhare, M., Suman Kumar, M.S. Thakur and S.P. Shukla. 2016. Management of mummification of fetus in a Murrah buffalo - A case report. Buffalo Bull., 35(4): 507-509. Available on: https://kukrdb.lib.ku.ac.th/journal/BuffaloBulletin/search_detail/result/357686

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Published

2023-03-30

How to Cite

Raju, S. K., Abdul, R., Karuppasamy, K., Tulasiraman, S., Devarajan, R., Sreerangan, R., & Jeyakumar, U. (2023). Foetal mummification and its obstetrical management in a graded Murrah buffalo – A case report. Buffalo Bulletin, 42(1), 11–13. https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213589

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2023): January-March

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