Gynaecology and Obstetrics Section

DYSTOCIA IN POSTERIOR PRESENTATION

• This is relatively more common than dystocia in anterior presentation Posterior presentation is considered pathological in all except the multiplarous animals.
• The frequency of physiological birth in Posterior presentation in mare and cow is quite low. The foetal mortality in posterior presentation is high.
• Hock flexion
• Hipflexion-Breech presentation