Successful management of mummified fetus in a heifer by prostaglandin therapy and episiotomy

Gopal Krishan

doi:10.4081/vsd.2015.5829

Successful management of mummified fetus in a heifer by prostaglandin therapy and episiotomy

https://doi.org/10.4081/vsd.2015.5829

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

Submitted: 25 January 2015
Accepted: 25 February 2015

Published: 9 March 2015

Fetal mummification, prostaglandin, episiotomy

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Gopal Krishan
krish_vet@yahoo.com
Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Shimla, India.

Fetal mummification is one of the gestation- al accidents that occur due to intra-uterine death of fetus commonly at fourth, fifth and six months of gestation. This report describes the successful management of the mummified fetus in a five year old graded Holstein Friesian heifer cow using single dose of prostaglandin F2α analogue and by performing episiotomy. Antibiotic therapy was given to avoid any uterine infection.

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Krishan, G. (2015). Successful management of mummified fetus in a heifer by prostaglandin therapy and episiotomy. Veterinary Science Development, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/vsd.2015.5829