Survival rate following different regimes of treatment in cases of uterine torsion in buffaloes

摘要

Of 195 buffaloes brought to a clinic in Haryana because of dystocia, 119 (61%) had uterine torsion; 5 animals died before treatment could be given. Of the 37 in which the condition had been noticed fairly recently (24-72 h previously), 24 (65%) weretreated successfully by rolling (up to 3 times). Caesarean section was performed on 77 that had dystocia of 3-10 days duration, and on 13 of the animals in which rolling had not been successful; torsion could not be corrected in 8 of the 13 because of adhesions. The overall survival rates were 96% after rolling alone, 84% after caesarean section alone and 69% after both procedures.