Ventral hernia in an Ongole cow: A case Report

In animals ventral hernia occurs due to any trauma such as a kick, blow, horn thrust or falling on blunt objects and rupture of pre pubic tendon (Frank, 1981). Hernia, though a common condition, is generally ignored by the owners unless it produces grave symptoms. Ventral or lateral hernia is commonly seen along the costal arch, high or low in the flank, between the last few ribs or in the ventral abdominal wall (Berge and Westhues, 1966). In the present paper a case of ventral hernia and its surgical treatment in a post parturient cow was described