Authors : A. Sharma, P. Kumar, M.M. Singh and N. Vasishta
Abstract: A brief retrospective analysis of thirty small ruminants reared in north western Himalayas, suffering from dystocia were evaluated over a period of two years in Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Palampur, India. The clinical cases of dystocia were categorized into fetal (n = 11) and maternal causes (n = 19). Fetal causes included faulty maldisposition (n = 5), fetal monster (n = 2) and oversized fetus (n = 4). Similarly, maternal causes includes incomplete cervical dilatation (n = 8), uterine torsion (n = 2), narrow pelvis (n = 7) and secondary uterine inertia (n = 2). Thirteen animals were relieved from dystocia by gentle traction and rest seventeen animals were subjected to caesarean section by lower left flank laparohysterotomy. All does except three, had an uneventful recovery. Only 21.62% (n = 8) live kid/lamb were delivered by traction or caesarean section procedures adopted. In our study major causes of dystocia due to fetal and maternal origin were faulty maldisposition (45.45%) and incomplete cervical dilatation (42.10%). The 60% (18/30) of dystocia were present in yearling or primiparous females.
A. Sharma, P. Kumar, M.M. Singh and N. Vasishta, 2014. Retrospective Analysis of Dystocia in Small Ruminants of North Western Himalayas. Veterinary Research, 7: 9-12.