Delivery of a schistosomus reflexus crossbred calf by caesarean section
2010
Singh, Jasmeet(Corresponding author) | Ahmad, R. , | Zama, M.M.S., | Pawde, A.M. | Deori, S.
Schistosomus reflexus (SR) is a type of anomaly of foetal development of the coelosomian class, which is characterized by the presence of exposed abdominal and sometimes thoracic viscera (schistosomus), and marked spinal inversion producing a distinctive ventral convex curvature (reflexus). The prevalence of SR is believed to occur in cattle from as low as 0.01% (Sloss and Johnston, 1967) to 1.3% (Knight, 1996). Present communication reports a case of schistosomus reflexus in a Jersey crossbred calf and its successful surgical removal via caesarean section The cutaneous wound was dressed daily with povidone iodine lotion along with application of fly repellant cream twice daily. Skin sutures were removed on 10th day postoperatively. The animal made an uneventful recovery.
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