Fetal Dystocia and Congenital Defects - A Clinical Study of 236 Bovines Sarkar A.*, Mitra D., Seth D. Block Animal Health Centre, Department of Animal Husbandry, Changrabandha, Coochbehar - 735304 (West Bengal) *Corresponding author E-mail: dramitsurg@rediffmail.com
Online published on 6 April, 2015. Abstract Out of 236 clinical cases of dystocia treated in 6 Animal Health centers, 26 (11%) cows were suffered from dystocia due to fetal congenital defects. Various forms of congenital defects were observed during this study including arthrogryposis 26.9%, extra limb 15.4%, cleft palate and hernia 11.5% for each, hydrocephalus, ascites and Schistosoma reflexus syndrome 7.7% for each, abdominal evisceration, dicephalus and contracted skeletal defects 3.8% for each. The morbidity rate was 100% and survival rate of calves was 11.5% after surgical correction of congenital defects. Dystocia cases caused by congenital defect were treated by caesarian section (53.8%), obstetrical manipulation (30.8%) or by fetotomy (15.4%). The results indicate increasing morbidity and mortality rate of fetal congenital defects and showed that caesarean section was the best and safest method for treatment of dystocia caused by congenital defects. Top Keywords Caesarean section, congenital defects, dystocia. Top |