Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Case Report
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 8(8): 848-852
Http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2020/8.8.848.852
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Ahmed Saad Ahmed Hassaneen1*, Abdelnaser Abdelmonim Azab2, Islam Farag Fouad1, Mohammed Abdelfattah Noby2, Amany Sayed Mawas3, Nasra Ahmed Yousef1

1Department of Theriogenology, Obstetrics, and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt, 2Department of Surgery, Anaesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt, 3Department of Pathology, and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt.

Abstract | Hydrops of the fetal membranes (HFM) and fetal mummification are considered as pathological disorders of pregnant sheep. Arthrogryposis multiplex congentia was reported as a very rare congenital syndrome in newly born/stillbirth lambs or fetuses. A three-years- and sixth-months-old full-term pregnant Rahmani ewe was presented to Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Egypt. The ewe clinically showed HFM and vaginal prolapse, successful delivery revealed 6 dead fetuses; 3 mummified, and 3 full-term malformed fetuses that were characterized by: (1) dysgnathia (brachygnathy inferior), (2) kyphoscoliosis, (3) arthrogryposis, (4) congenital deformities of cervical spine, and (5) abnormalities of the thoracic cage. All these malformations were confirmed by radiographic imaging. The expansion in the use of artificial insemination is strongly required in sheep production in order to minimize the inbreeding-resulted inherited origin diseases such as this case study.

Keywords | Brachygnathy, Ewe, Fetal malformations, Hydrops of fetal membranes, Kyphoscoliosis