Dystocia following prolonged retention of a dead fetus in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

• Main Authors: Thitaram C., Pongsopawijit P., Thongtip N., Angkavanich T., Chansittivej S., Wongkalasin W., Somgird C., Suwankong N., Prachsilpchai W., Suchit K., Clausen B., Boonthong P., Nimtrakul K., Niponkit C., Siritepsongklod S., Roongsri R., Mahasavankul S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33747437339&partnerID=40&md5=ac67d6235865f35570db97604f56eb51; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16716380; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7460
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A 32-year-old nulliparous female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) showed signs of parturition 8 months later than predicted from the breeding records. However, while serosanguineous fluid, necrotic tissue and pieces of amnion were expelled, second-stage labor did not progress. Since the fetus was no...