The occurrence of schistosomus reflexus in bovine dystocia.


K. KIPOURIDIS (Κ. ΚΗΠΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ)
A. KARAGIANNIDIS (Α. ΚΑΡΑΓΙΑΝΝΙΔΗΣ)
Abstract
The literature concerning incidence and etiology of schistosomus
reflexus in domestic animals is reviewed and an interesting
case of dystocia in a twin pregnancy (with a normal and a
schistosomus reflexus fetus) is described. Examination of the
reproductive records in 210 dairy cow units of Pentalofos
region with 10000 cows approximately during a 17-year
period (1982-1999) showed that in 2050 cases of bovine
dystocia attended, only 1 (0.05%) was caused by schistosomus
reflexus and treated by Caesarean section.
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