A RARE FORM OF OCCURRENCE OF Schistosomus reflexus IN BOVINE – A CASE REPORT

Abstract

The Schistosomus reflexus (SR) is a fatal congenital and rare aberration, found primarily in ruminants, gestating a fetus with folding of the backbone, exposure of the abdominal and thoracic viscera, ankylosis of the limbs, diaphragm and liver hypoplasia, scoliosis and abnormalities of the digestive and genitourinary systems. A deformed congenital aberration removed by forced traction in dystocia of a crossbred cow, belonging to a breeder of Lençóis Paulista/ SP city was attended in Veterinary Hospital of FMVZ - UNESP – Botucatu/ SP. Trough the general characteristics and necropsy findings we concluded that this is a rare case of SR. There are no reports about similar cases of this malformation, malformation completely covered by epidermis and dermis.