DYSTOCIA AND FEMORAL NERVE PARALYSIS IN CALVES

Thirty cases of femoral nerve paralysis were recorded over the past 3 years at the large animal clinic of the University College Dublin, Ire land. This disorder which usually occurs as a result of external press ure or overstretching of the femoral nerve and its associated muscular components, was associated with dystocia in ail cases. This increase in incidence of femoral nerve paralysis may be attributable to the inc reased level of beef crossbreeding and growth in purebred little infor mation about the outcome of femoral nerve paralysis-under natural cond itions. This article reviews the histories, clinical signs, and clinic al progression of dystocia-induced femoral nerve paralysis in 30 calve s and evaluates the factors affecting outcome.