Prolonged gestation associated with fetal abnormality in a Holstein-Friesian crossbred cow

Authors

  • D Biswas Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh
  • B Chakma Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh
  • S Biswas Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh
  • A K Paul Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v41i1.78675

Keywords:

Holstein-Friesian, crossbred cow

Abstract

A Holstein-Friesian cross-bred cow was presented due to gestation being prolonged to >365 days. The presence of a dead fetus was determined by examination per rectum. Induction of parturition was attempted using dexamethasone and a PGF2α analogue, but the cow did not respond. The fetus was therefore removed two days later by caesarian surgery. The fetus had gross abnormalities of the head, but the brain was at least partially intact. The cow recovered uneventfully after surgery. It was considered that the gross prolongation of gestation was due to a developmental perturbation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis that had prevented the initiation of parturition.

Bang. vet. 2024. Vol. 41, No. 1 – 2, 25 – 29

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Published

2024-12-24

How to Cite

Biswas, D., Chakma, B., Biswas, S., & Paul, A. K. (2024). Prolonged gestation associated with fetal abnormality in a Holstein-Friesian crossbred cow. Bangladesh Veterinarian, 41(1), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.3329/bvet.v41i1.78675

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1-2 (2024)

Section

Case Reports