INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 2

Clinical Management of Hydrallantois in a Heifer

  • Author:
  • S. Prakash, M. Selvaraju, K. Ravikumar, R. Ezakial Napolean1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 215 to 216

1Department of ARGO

Department of Clinics, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Namakkal - 637002 (Tamil Nadu)

*Corresponding author E-mail: prakashsmile80@gmail.com

Online published on 6 April, 2015.

Abstract

A Jersey crossbred heifer affected with hydrallantois at 7th month of gestation was subjected to allantocentesis by fixing rusch catheter at internal os of cervix to drain allantoic fluid slowly and pregnancy was terminated with Cloprostenol and Dexamethasone. The allantoic fluid was drained out in 24 hours and a dead male fetus was delivered by simple traction.

Keywords

Allantocentesis, heifer, hydrallantois