CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND SUCCESS OF TREATMENT OF UTERINE TORSION IN BUFFALOES

Abstract

The present study retrospectively evaluates the clinical findings and survival rate following treatment in 47 uterine torsion affected buffaloes. Uterine torsion was most frequently encountered in pluriparous buffaloes with complete gestation periods. Right side post-cervical uterine torsion was seen in more than 90% affected buffaloes. Detorsion of uterus was achieved in 84% animals subjected to rolling. It was more successful in animals with complete gestation (86.6%) than with incomplete gestation (75%); the per-vaginal deliveries in the respective groups being 92.3 and 66.6%. The survival rate was maximum (80.8%} in buffaloes where cervix dilated and fetus was delivered per-vaginally following detorsion. Lower survival was seen in buffaloes subjected to caesarean either due to failure of detorsion or failure of cervical dilation.