The Visual Guide to
Ovine Reproduction
- Prolapsed Vagina
- Hydrops Allantois
- Mummification
- Maceration
- Ruptured Prepubic Tendon
- Abdominal Hernia
- Pregnancy Ketosis
- Prolonged Gestation
- Uterine Torsion
Accidents of Gestation: Abdominal Hernia
![Abdominal Hernia 1.](images/ov00002.jpg)
Abdominal Hernia 1.
Left ventral hernia of unknown origin. Could be due to trauma and / or advanced multiple pregnancy. Assistance was later required during parturition because of lack of productive abdominal press.
Utrecht (1976)
![Abdominal Hernia 2.](images/ov00003.jpg)
Abdominal Hernia 2.
Ventral hernia. Lateral view. Physical displacement of the udder. The fetus was located in the ventral portion of the herniated sac.
Utrecht (1976)
![Abdominal Hernia 3.](images/ov00011.jpg)
Abdominal Hernia 3.
Posterior view of a large left ventral hernia. The udder is displaced to the right. The head of the fetus could be palpated / ballotted in the perineal area.
Utrecht (1976)
![Perineal Hernia.](images/ov00004.jpg)
Perineal Hernia.
The hernia may have been predisposed by trauma and infection during a previous parturition. The herniated sac contained intestines. History unknown.
Utrecht (1976)