DYSTOCIA DUE TO SCHISTOSOMUS REFLEXUS IN A MURRAH BUFFALO

摘要

A case of dystocia in a Murrah she buffalo due to Schistosomus reflexus is reported and discussed. Schistosomus reflexus is a monstrocity seen in cattle and is characterized by anomaly of the trunk with malformation of the thoracic and abdominal cavities with extensive deformities involving actual angulation of vertebral column, herniation of abdominal organs and marked by skeleton defects leading to dystocia (Roberts, 1971). The prevalence of Schistosomus reflexus is believed to occur in cattle fromas low as 0.01 % (Sloss and Johnston, 1967) to 1.3 (Knight, 1996). The present case reports a rare occurrence of Schistosomus reflexus in a she buffalo.