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.
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.
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.
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.
The hernia may have been predisposed by trauma and infection during a previous parturition. The herniated sac contained intestines. History unknown.
Utrecht (1976)