DYSTOCIA DUE TO DICEPHALIC FETUS IN A CROSS BRED JERSEY COW

R. DUTT¹, V. ARJUN²*, HARIOM³, G. SINGH^4
1Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, 125004, India
²Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, 125004, India
³Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, 125004, India
⁴Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, 125004, India
* Corresponding Author : reddyarjun622@gmail.com

Received : 04-05-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8508 - 8509
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8508-8509

Keywords : Cow, Caesarean Section, Dicephalic, Fetal Anomaly
Academic Editor : Dr Yogesh Kumar Soni
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, 125004, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A five-year-old pregnant cross bred Jersey cow at nine months of pregnancy in second parity with dystocia due to dicephalic fetal anomaly was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex and the fetus was delivered by caesarean section. The fetus was dicephalic with bicardia and dam recovered without any post-partum complication.

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