author(s)
Rashmi, Tamilmahan P, Prabhakar R and Priyadharshini

abstract
Three female calves, age group of 3-5 days old were presented to referral veterinary polyclinic, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar during a month of November 2016 to February 2017 with history of non weight bearing and knuckling of both the fore limbs in two calves and abnormality in both the hind limbs in one calf. There was difficulty in extension of fetlock joint noticed on clinical examination in both the calves. Hind limb of other calf showed difficulty in extension of hock joint and rotation of fetlock joint noticed. The cases were tentatively diagnosed as contracted tendon and decided for surgical correction. Animal was placed in lateral recumbency and partial tenotomy was done under 2% lignocaine analgesia on all the limbs. Post operatively limbs were stabilized with PVC splint and soft bandage. After two weeks of surgery animal recovered fully with normal weight bearing on affected limbs. It is a congenital anomaly which could be corrected by surgical Tenotomy procedure along with PVC splint stabilization. Further breeding of this animal should be avoided.