MANAGEMENT OF FOETAL MUMMIFICATION THROUGH LEFT FLANK CAESAREAN SECTION IN CATTLE

Abstract

Mummification of the foetus is a rare gestational mishap that affects the majority of species of animals, including
cows, with a rate of occurrence ranging from 0.13 to 1.8 per cent. The process of foetal mummification occurs about
70 days of gestation, after placentation and foetal ossification. However, the most common incidences of rd th were
observed during the third to eighth month of pregnancy. Hematic mummification, is frequently referred to as chocolate
mummification because a viscous brown-colored sticky substance covers the mummified foetuswhich is observed in
cattle. A cow was presented to Veterinary Clinical Complex, (VCC), LUVAS, Hisar with history of prolonged gestation
of 11.5 months and on per vaginal examination, cervix had one finger dilatation and hard in consistency with absorption
of foetal fluids. The case was diagnosed as foetal mummification and mummified foetus was delivered by caesarean
section through left flank.