Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research

Pravesh Kumar ¹, Madhumeet Singh ¹, Amit Sharma ¹, Pradeep Kumar Dogra ², Yash Pal Thakur ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN
2 Department of Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN
3 Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics, DGCN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

Abortions and stillbirth cause a great loss to the dairy industry in term of loss of progeny, increased period of intercalving interval, increased incidence of infertility/sterility and decreased production of the animals (Ingale et al. 2013). The calves born dead before term were included in abortion cases and the calves which were born dead or died within 24 hours before term were included in stillbirth cases (Roberts 1971). The present study was done to record the Incidence of abortion and stillbirth in livestock farm of the university. The data were collected from the records of livestock farm of the university. The experimental animals comprised of Jersey and crossbred (Jersey X Red Sindhi) cows maintained in the farm from 1999 to 2009. The data were generated on abortion and stillbirth after observation of 1401 calvings. Out of 1401 calvings, 518 were Jersey calvings and 883 were crossbred calvings.

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Pravesh Kumar ¹, Amit Sharma ¹, Madhumeet Singh ¹, Akshay Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, DGCN, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

A monster is an abnormally formed fetus with congenital anomaly. Fetal monsters are common cause of dystocia in bovines (Shukla et al. 2007). The conjoined twin a rare disorder occurring in monozygotic twin pregnancies (Roberts 2004). Duplication and fusion of varying degree is seen in the conjoined monsters twins but anterior duplication is more common in swine and ruminants (Arthur et al. 2001). Anterior duplication of head may be either monocephalus or dicephalus. Monocephalus monster are having partial duplication of frontal region, nose and mouth are called diprosopus or double face. Monocephalus Diprosopus monsters have single head with two faces. (Roberts 2004). Such types of monsters most of the time cause dystocia and has to be removed by laparohysterotomy (Sharma et al. 2010, Gupta et al. 2011).

Keywords

Monocephalus Diprosopus Monster, Cow, Congenital Anomaly.

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Amit Sharma ¹, Madhumeet Singh ¹, Pravesh Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics DGCN, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

Prolapse literally means "to fall out of place", originated from the latin word prolabi meaning "to fall out." In reproduction term prolapse is a condition where organs such as the cervix, vagina & uterus fall down or slip out of place and protrudes out through natural opening i.e, vulva (Cynthia and Scott, 2005).Typically, prolapse of the vagina and cervix (CVP) is a disorder of ruminants normally in late gestation (Arthur et al, 2001).

Keywords

Rectal Prolapse, Cervico-Vaginal Prolapsed, Swine.

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