Abstract
Six cases of freemartins presented to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Service Complex, Sardarkrushinagar were examined and diagnosed. The freemartins are a sterile female born as co-twin to a male calf and rarest cases of this condition are encountered in veterinary practice and hence these six cases are placed on records.
KeywordsCowCrossbredBuffaloesFreemartinsCo-twin
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