Clinico-therapeutic management of dystocia due to ascites fetus in a Murrah buffalo

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  • 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, Jammu, 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, Jammu, India
  • Sharad Kumar Division of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India
  • Rajindra Kumar Bhardwaj Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2024.4324242

Keywords:

Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, dystocia, foetal ascites, vaginal delivery, management

Abstract

Dystocia due to dropsical condition of fetus may occur in buffalo. In the present case we report and discuss a case of dystocia due to fetal ascites in Murrah buffalo and its successful vaginal delivery by incising the fetal abdomen and removing the fluid.

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Author Biographies

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, Jammu, India

Dr. Sudhir Kumar, P.hD

Assistant Professor

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, Jammu, India




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




Rajindra Kumar Bhardwaj, Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India

Rajindra Kumar Bhardwaj

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Kumar, S., Sharma, U., Kumar, S., & Bhardwaj, R. K. (2024). Clinico-therapeutic management of dystocia due to ascites fetus in a Murrah buffalo. Buffalo Bulletin, 43(2), 151–153. https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2024.4324242

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