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 …

Labour challenges the newborn to adapt to extrauterine life and survive the troublesome
neonatal period. Low vitality is a recurrent problem in veterinary perinatology, and several …

We aimed to identify mortality patterns and to establish risk factors associated with different
categories of piglet perinatal mortality in French farms. At farm level, the analyses were …

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 risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammation, obesity,
and autoimmune disease is linked to the quality of dietary fats, with lower intake of saturated …

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 assessment of the behavior and physiological parameters of neonatal foals is essential
in the detection of early signs of illness. Modified Apgar scoring systems from human …

Simple Summary Intrapartum mortality reaches high figures in piglets, and it has been seen
that those born with low weight and those with low or failed vitality scores are the most …

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 …