The Visual Guide to
Bubaline Reproduction
Accidents of Gestation: Mummification
Mummy.
A 3- to 4-month old papyraceous mummy and a string of dried out membranes. The actual process of mummification may take several weeks, and the sterile, inspissated mummy may be retained for months, while the corpus luteum remains functional.
El Naggar MA (2005)
Twin Mummies.
Twin 3- to 4-month old papyraceous mummies. The actual process of mummification may take several weeks, and the sterile, inspissated mummy may be retained for months while the corpus luteum remains functional. Twinning per se is rare in buffaloes.
El Naggar MA (2005)
Mummies and Membranes.
Twin 4-month old papyraceous mummies and their respective inspissated membranes. Twinning per se is rare in buffaloes.
El Naggar MA (2005)
Delivery of a Mummy.
Spontaneous delivery of a typical 3 to 4 month old mummy by a heifer (no mammary development). Lack of fluids and lubrication impede the process of delivery.
El Naggar MA (2005)
Extraction of a Mummy.
Assisted delivery of a typical 3 to 4 month old mummy, still surrounded by the membranes, by a heifer (no mammary development). Lack of fluids and lubrication impeded spontaneous expulsion.
El Naggar MA (2005)