Dystocia due to congenital defects in Iraqi ewes at Fallujah

The study was conducted on 14 clinical cases of congenital anomalies in Iraqi ewes out of 474 Iraqi ewes suffering from dystocia cases presented to the clinic of department of obstetrics\ College of Veterinary Medicine/ University of Fallujah and Private Clinic) during the period from 1995 to 2017. The Prevalence of anomalies was 2.95% in Iraqi ewes recorded at Fallujah. High prevalence of anomalies were observed in male in this study 9/14 (64.28%) than in female 5/14 (35.72%). Different types of congenital anomalies that leads to dystocia were arthrogryposis (4/14-28.57%), brachygnathia (4/14-28.57%), hydrocephalus (3/14-21.42%) and ascites (3/14-21-42%). Prenatal losses was noticed in all cases. The methods of treatment used to relief these cases were C.S and fetotomy.