A rare case of perosomus etumbis in a tellicherry goat

Authors

  • S SATHESH KUMAR Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam, Kanchipuram (Dist.)- 603 203
  • K SENTHIL VEL
  • T P Kannan
  • K GAJENDRAN

Keywords:

Monster perosomus elumbis, tellicherry goat, congenital anomaly

Abstract

A double-headed monster fetus was delivered by caesarian section in a pluriparous crossbred (Desi x
HF) pregnant cow was presented with acute labor and dystocia. Fetus was fully developed female calf with two
heads joined by a single neck, two oral cavities, four eyes, two mandibles, two tongue, single esophagus, single
thorax and abdomen, vulva, two fore limbs and two hind limbs which can be classified as Dicephalus Dipus
Dibrachious Monster.

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Published

2023-02-04

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2002): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

KUMAR, S.S., VEL, K.S., Kannan, T.P., & GAJENDRAN, K. (2023). A rare case of perosomus etumbis in a tellicherry goat. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 23(1), 88. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/5668