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T1 AN INIODYMUS DICEPHALIC BUFFALO NEONATE
A1 M. U. Mehmood
A1 W. Abbas
A1 A. Jabbar
A1 J. Khan
A1 A. Riaz
A1 A. Sattar
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 24
IS 3
SP 973
OP 975
YR 2014
FD 2014/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>Dicephalus is a kind of conjoined twins in which two heads share a single body. We here describe a case of six-year-old pregnant buffalo with dystocia due to the dead dicephalic malformed fetus which was presented at Theriogenology Clinic. The dystocia was successfully resolved by fetotomy. The Weight, CRL (Crown Rump Length), Hearth Girth and Height of masculine iniodymus (two skulls with fusion at the occipital region) female fetus were 40 kg, 27 inch, 29.5 inch and 33.5 inch, respectively. The postoperative care was done by administrating ciprofloxicine (Cipoxin, Selmore, Pakistan; 100mg/ml, im) and&nbsp;<em>flunixin meglumine</em>&nbsp;(Loxin&reg;, Selmore,&nbsp;<em>Pakistan;</em> 50mg/ml, im) followed by supportive therapy, calcium borogluconate (Mil-Fone C, Star, Pakistan; each 100 ml contain 26.6 g calcium borogluconate and 5.4 g boric acid, 300ml iv) in combination with amino acids plus vitamins (Amivicom, Star, Pakistan; 0.2-0.5 mg/kg im). In conclusion dystocia, due to dicephalic head could be successfully resolved through fetotomy in field conditions.</p>
K1 Iniodymus, Dicephalic, Buffalo, Fetotomy
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-138