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Obstetrical Management of Fetal Ascites-Induced Dystocia in a Murrah Buffalo

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Shailendra Kishore Sheetal — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna-800014, Bihar, India
Dipyaman Sengupta — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna-800014, Bihar, India
Chandra Shekhar Azad — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna-800014, Bihar, India
Sumit Singhal — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna-800014, Bihar, India
Rakhi Kumari — Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna-800014, Bihar, India
Published 10 Jul 2026 Vol. 22 No. 4 (2026), pp. 182-183 ● Open access
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The present paper describes a case of dystocia due to fetal ascites in a Murrah buffalo and its successful obstetrical management. An eight-year-old full-term pregnant Murrah buffalo was presented with active labour and fetal parts protruding through the vulva; the case was managed by decompression and delivery per vaginum.

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