42-Title: Retrospective prevalence analysis of dystocia in buffaloes with special reference to uterine torsion

Authors: Satish, Devender Kumar, Mitesh Gaur, GN Purohit, Dinesh Jhamb and Satish Kumar Chahar

Source: Ruminant Science (2022)-11(2):471-474.

How to cite this manuscript: Satish, Kumar Devender, Gaur Mitesh, Purohit GN, Jhamb Dinesh and Chahar Satish Kumar (2022). Retrospective prevalence analysis of dystocia in buffaloes with special reference to uterine torsion. Ruminant Science 11(2):471-474.

Abstract

The present investigation was designed to evaluate the relative prevalence of maternal and fetal dystocia and the type of uterine torsion in buffaloes, the records of a referral centre were retrospectively analyzed from January 2015 to December 2018. A total of 107 dystocias in buffaloes were evaluated and revealed that maternal causes of dystocia are more prevalent (85.98%) compared to fetal (14.02%) causes. Uterine torsion was the single largest (74.76%) cause of maternal dystocia and the gestation period was complete in 83.75 per cent buffaloes presented. Most of the uterine torsion cases were post cervical (96.36%), on the right side (93.75%), of 90º-180º (58.75%), with higher prevalence in buffaloes aged 5-7 years (60.00%). Head deviation and limb flexion were common causes of fetal dystocia and a small proportion of buffaloes were presented with fetal death and emphysema. It was concluded that maternal causes of dystocia are higher in buffaloes compared to fetal causes, and uterine torsion constitutes the major share of maternal causes of dystocia in buffaloes. Uterine torsion is more prevalent on the right side, post-cervical and usually greater than 90 degrees. It is common at 5-7 years of age during the second parity and at full term.

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