Surgical Management of Atresia Ani in a cow calf

Intestinal atresia has been reported as a congenital defect in all species of domestic animals (Van Der Gass and Tibboel, 1980). The congenital abnormalities of the anus and rectum are fairly common in young ones. (Nixon, 1972., Dreyfuss and Tulleners., 1989 and Ansari, 2005). Various surgical techniques have been used to correct atresia ani in domestic animals (Singh, 1989 and Jubb et al., 1993). This report communicates a case of atresia ani in a male calf, which was treated successfully by surgical intervention