Obstetric and fetal outcomes in dystocic and eutocic sows to an injection of exogenous oxytocin during farrowing.
Can Vet J
; 50(12): 1273-7, 2009 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-20190977
Sixty hybrid Yorkshire-Landrace penned sows, 30 with eutocic farrowing and 30 experiencing a dystocic parturition, were studied to evaluate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes to low doses of oxytocin administered at advanced stages of parturition. Animals in each group were randomly subdivided into 2 subgroups: 15 eutocic and 15 dystocic sows received oxytocin 0.083 IU/kg (equivalent to 1 IU/12 kg body weight), administered intramuscularly after the delivery of the 5th piglet; the other 15 eutocic and 15 dystocic sows received saline solution intramuscularly at the same time. Oxytocin decreased the number of intrapartum deaths by approximately 50% (P = 0.002). No piglet was born dead from the saline- and oxytocin-treated eutocic sows. The highest viability score was observed among piglets born to eutocic sows treated with oxytocin. In summary, this dose schedule would help to decrease the number of stillbirths in both eutocic and dystocic farrowing sows.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ocitócicos
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Suínos
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Ocitocina
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Resultado da Gravidez
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Parto
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Distocia
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can Vet J
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Canadá