Surgical Management of Horn Fracture in a Cow Dehury Sagarika1, Behera Priyabrata2,*, Hembram Ananta3 Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003 (Odisha) 1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003 (Odisha) 2Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003 (Odisha) 3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar-751003 (Odisha) *Corresponding author. E-mail: pinkyjd9@gmail.com
Online published on 18 April, 2018. Abstract A crossbred cow was presented with history of horn fracture exposing the frontal sinus after fifteen days of automobile accident. Head shaking, anorexia, decreased milk yield and debilitated condition was observed. The cow was treated with horn amputation by flap method under cornual nerve block and ring block. Post-operative results were good devoid of any complications. Top Keywords Flap method, horn amputation, horn fracture. Top |