The udder is a very important organ and has economic value in dairy cattle. Though highly
vulnerable to various disease conditions, e.g. mastitis, congenital anomalies in the udder are of
rare occurrence (Dandale et al., 2013). Congenital abnormalities of the mammary system in cows
comprise absence of teats, glands, supernumerary teats and imperforate teats. Absence of teat
is extremely rare, but isolated cases in which the teats were only represented by slight eminences
have been met with (O’ Connor, 1980). Athelia was reported in buffaloes by Sailendra and Sandhya
(1998) and Vidyasagar (2009) and in a Japanese black heifer by Ghanem et al. (2011). In the
present paper, a rare case of athelia in a Jersey crossbred cow and its therapeutic management
by permanent cessation of lactation is reported.
Segmental Clavicle Fracture in an Adolescent: A Rare Occurrence and Treatment Dilemma
