INDIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES RESEARCH

(Formerly Tamil Nadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences)

Vol. 49 November - December 2020 No. 6

Full length articles

1. Effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on production performance and 1-8
egg quality characteristics of laying hen
Bharathidhasan
2. Gross morphological and morphometric studies on the sternum of Victorian 9-16
crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)
O.R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Nagarajan, Sabiha Hayath Basha and S. Ushakumary
3. Effects of different extraction conditions on yield of anthocyanin content from 17-26
Moringa oleifera leaves
R. Baghya Nisha, Rita Narayanan, R. Palani Dorai, D. Baskaran, and C. Valli
4. Prevalence and molecular characterization of major Culicoides species found 27-37
in selected parts of Tamil Nadu
T. Duraisamy, M. Parthiban, Y. Krishnamohan Reddy, P. Raja, B. Rubinibala
and K. Brindha
5. Haematological and biochemical indices of broilers fed diet with 38-46
Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM)
L. Murali, K. Naga Raja Kumari, D. Narendra Nath and D. Srinivas Kumar
6. 3UHGLVSRVLQJIDFWRUVLQÀXHQFLQJRFFXUUHQFHRIGRZQHUFRZV\QGURPHLQ 
dairy animals in selected districts of Tamil Nadu
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Short Communication
7. Effect of genetic makeup and season on fertility and hatchability of chicken 55-59
varieties of rural farming
D. Gandhimathi, M. Murugan and S.C. Edwin
8. Management of dystocia due to fetal anasarca with ascites and hydrocephalus in 60-62
a cow: A case report
M. Palanisamy, S. Manokaran, M. Selvaraju, K. Ravikumar and S. Prakash
9. Development and evaluation of japanese quail egg pickle product to ensure 63-68
food and nutrition security
M. Vimalarani and P.R. Nisha
MANAGEMENT OF DYSTOCIA DUE TO FETAL ANASARCA WITH
ASCITES AND HYDROCEPHALUS IN A COW: A CASE REPORT
M. Palanisamy1*, S. Manokaran2, M. Selvaraju3, K. Ravikumar4 and S. Prakash5
Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Veterinary College and Research Institute
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT
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Key words: Anasarca, Ascites, Hydrocephalus

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Fetal anomalies and monsters usually
Research Institute, Namakkal with history
lead to dystocia in bovines (Hanie, 2006).
of dystocia. The water bag ruptured 6 hours
Fetal monsters arise from adverse factors
back; continuous straining was observed but
affecting the fetus in the early stages of
the animal was unable to deliver the fetus
its development. The adverse factors are
on its own. The general clinical parameters
mostly of genetic origin but may also
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include physical, chemical and viral factors
following lubrication with cetrimide cream
(Jackson, 2004; Chandrasekaran et al.,
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2015). The present paper describes a case
passage and the presence of fetal head with
of dystocia due to fetal anasarca along with
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subcutaneous edema of the entire body
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accumulation in the abdominal cavity (fetal
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Jersey crossbred cow on its second gestation
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Corresponding author,
email: drmpsamy@gmail.com
1
Professor and Head
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Assistant Professor, Kangayam Cattle Research Station, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Professor and Head, Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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 Management of dystocia due to fetal -- hydrocephalus an a cow: A case report

TREATMENT AND DISCUSSION canthus of eye along with the judicious

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The animal was placed and restrained of the fetus revealed an abnormally large
in the hindquarter elevator for easy handling sized fetus with generalized edema all over
and delivery of the fetus. Under epidural the body. The fetal head was larger in size
anaesthesia using 3 ml of 2% lignocaine
hydrochloride, the birth canal was
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The enlarged dropsical fetus completely
obliterated the birth canal. The fetal
abdomen was punctured using William’s
long obstetrical hook to reduce the size of
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(hydrocephalus). The subcutaneous tissues
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kgs. Radiography of fetal head, revealed
soft tissue involvement. Following fetal
delivery, the dam was administered with
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Fig. Fetal anasarca with ascites and hydrocephalus

Fetal anasarca is the result of a
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of placental origin. Fetal ascities (Selvaraju
et al., 2009; Prakash et al., 2016) or fetal
anasarca or fetal hydrocephalus (Prakash
et al., 2016) and not combination of any
two the dropsical condition of the fetus
were recorded. In the present case, fetal
anasarca was associated with ascites and
hydrocephalus. The probable cause of fetal
anasarca is hereditary predisposition due to
autosomal recessive genes (Arthur et al.,
1996) especially affecting normal embryonic
lymph node development (Tamizharasan et
al., 2008). The lesions observed in the fetus
were similar to those described by Arthur et
al. (1996) in an anasarcous fetus of cattle.
Usually, the affected fetus is carried to full
term and there is lack of progress in second
stage labour, due to increase in fetal size
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tissue and distended abdomen and the fetus
may not survive even if it is delivered alive.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Roberts, S.J. (1971). Veterinary Obstetrics

and Genital Diseases. 2ndedn., CBS
The authors thank Dr. B.Mohan, Publishers and distributors, New
Ph.D., Dean, VCRI, Namakkal TANUVAS Delhi.
for the facilities provided.
Selvaraju, M., Ravikumar, K., Palanisamy, M.,
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