Fetal Mummification Secondary to Rumen Impaction in a three Year- Old Ouda-Yankasa Cross Ewe: A Case Report

Abstract

A 3-year- old Ouda- Yankasa cross ewe weighing 40kg was presented to the large animal clinic of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, with the chief complaint of reduced feed intake, weight loss and abnormal swelling on the  central part of the abdomen. On presentation, the rectal temperature was 39.1⁰C, pulse rate was 84 beats per minute, and respiratory rate was 60 cycles per minute. The case was diagnosed as fetal mummification and rumen impaction following radiograph and abdominal ultrasound scan. The case was surgically managed via abdominal laparatomy.