Fetal Mummification in a Doe: A Comparative Case Study
Priyanka Narwade *
Department of Vet. Gynae. and Obstet., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur- 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dayanidhi Jena
Department of Vet. Clin. Compl., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sanjay Kumar Ravi
Department of Vet. Gynae. and Obstet., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur- 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
B.Balamurugan
Department of Vet. Gynae. and Obstet., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur- 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rabindra Mohan Mishra
Department of Vet. Gynae. and Obstet., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur- 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rahul G Kadam
Department of Vet. Clin. Compl., FVAS, RGSC, Mirzapur 231001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Fetal mummification is a condition where there is death of the conceptus followed by resorption of fetal fluids and the uterus wraps around the fetus tightly giving an impression of ‘mummy’. In this case reports, two different cases of fetal mummifications in goats over a period of one year was observed at the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Barkachha, Mirzapur. The detailed management and treatments are discussed in this short communication.
Keywords: Fetal mummification, goat, management, treatment, dystocia