SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF A CYCLOPIA (CEBOCEPHALUS) MONSTER IN A PLURIPAROUS CROSSBRED COW

摘要

Atypical case of cyclopia causing dystocia in a crossbred cow and its successful delivery is reported.Cyclopia or Cebocephalus is a teratological defect, characterized by a single orbit in which global tissue is absent or rudimentary or in which the eyeballs vary from a single apparently normal eye through all degrees of doubling to one consisting of two complete but small adjacent globes, seen most commonly in pigs and sheep (Roberts, 2004). It is infrequently reported in caprine and bovine (Gupta and Anand, 2002, Ozkan et ai, 2005). Such defect is often incompatible with fetal life and may cause dystocia. This paper aims to report a case of cyclopia causing dystocia in a crossbred cow and its successful delivery per vaginum.