Perinatal asphyxia is caused by lack of oxygen delivery (hypoxia) to end organs due to an
hypoxemic or ischemic insult occurring in temporal proximity to labor (peripartum) or delivery …

Simple Summary Vitality is a characteristic that in newborn animals demonstrates their vigor
and their general state of health (heart rate, respiratory rate, skin color, time that they take to …

Mortality in piglets during the perinatal period, especially the first days after birth, is
frequently caused by non-infectious conditions, such as hypoglucemia or low birth weight …

Simple Summary Preventing neonatal mortality is a critical aspect of canine perinatology.
Among the leading causes of mortality, a low vitality score at birth, hypothermia, hypoxia …

The objective of this review is to integrate clinical findings and laboratory analyses in such a
way to improve the welfare of newborn piglets and achieve better prognoses of neonatal …

Simple Summary Morphological variability in canines is associated with the mother's size
and weight, which likely affects the birth weight of the puppies and their metabolic status …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between birth weight and vitality
with the thermographic temperatures in piglets born to different parity sows. The study …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of birth order on the physiological and
metabolic responses of the newborn piglet the first hours after birth. A total of 281 randomly …

The transport of weaned piglets is considered an important stress factor since the conditions
involved in shipping affect the animals' health and welfare. The principal stressor factors that …

The objective of this study was to evaluate uterine activity at farrowing in sows with different
gestation lengths (GL), and its effect on the metabolic profile, blood gases and daily weight …