Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 5-year, Aberdeen Angus cow was presented to assess a hard/foreign structure that was felt in the uterus via transrectal palpation. Further diagnostics including transrectal ultrasonography were performed; a fetal bone was in the left uterine horn. Removal of the bone through the cervix was unsuccessful. Colpotomy was elected; removed bone was half of a fetal mandible, presumably a remnant from fetal maceration. Uterus was sutured with a simple continuous pattern; the cow was treated with antimicrobials and antiinflammatory drugs and recovery was uneventful. Ovum pick up was performed 5 months after surgery; several oocytes were collected from both ovaries and 6 embryos were obtained via in vitro fertilization. Cow was pregnant 6 months after surgery.
Source: Clinical Theriogenology
Authors: Eduardo Prado, Tulio Prado, Daniel Prado, Tanner Drum, Brittany Veerasammy, Joe Smith
Institution: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405237172