In present study, a day old male buffalo calf showing the fluctuant swelling on frontal region of the head, weakness and poor suckle reflex was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya. Fluctuant mass was approximate 20×18 cm in size covering with hairy skin. On the clinical examination, calf exhibited resistance to deep palpation. The case was diagnosed as congenital cranial meningocele on basis of clinical and radiographic results. Since there was intracranial pressure on brain tissue, therefore, the case was corrected surgically under local infiltration anesthesia with the permission of owner After 10 days of treatment, the calf showed uneventful recovery.

Buffalo calf, Congenital, Cranial Meningocele, Meningoencephalocele

It may be concluded from our study that factors causing congenital anomalies cannot be diagnosed easily as they are high in number such as malnutrition, exposed diseases, applied medicines and growing conditions. The presented case classified as congenital meningocele as anatomically. The swelling did not re-occur in due time suggesting that defect might have closed during growth of calf. Congenital defects like meningocele, if treated early may save the life of animal as in our case.

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