Prabhakaran, VRaja, SRajkumar, R, et al.TANUVAS2020-02-112020-02-112020-01http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142880TNV_IJSET_2020_9(1)66-70Fetal mummification is one of the gestational accidents that occur due to intra-uterine death of fetus commonly at fourth, fifth and six months of gestation. A 4 years old pluriparous Jersey crossbred cow was brought to the Obstetrics Unit of VCC, VCRI, Orathanadu with history of mild vaginal discharge, anorectic for past one day. The cow was inseminated 8 months back. On clinical examination animal was found to be normal. Vaginal examination revealed two fingers dilated external os of the cervix with thickened wall. During the rectal examination, the uterus was located in the abdominal cavity with hard and firm mass of the fetus inside the tightly contracted uterus was palpated, absence of the fetal fluid, fetal movement and placentomes were confirmed. A tentative diagnosis of fetal mummification was made with a strong probability of an anomalous fetus. The animal was treated for induction of parturition with PGF2α (500 μg; i/m) for the course of two days and observed for 72-96 hours. The animal was repeatedly examined for the dilatation of the cervix daily for 3 days but animal does not respond to the PGF2α treatment. Therefore, C section was performed as per standard protocol and a mummified fetus was delivered. The fetus was reddish brown in color and the eye balls were empty. Post operatively the animal was treated with antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamines for seven days as in patient in VCC, VCRI, Orathanadu. The animal had an uneventful recovery. After 60 days animal resumed normal estrous cycle.enVeterinary ScienceArticle