Thermoregulation in newborn mammals is an essential species-specific mechanism of the
nervous system that contributes to their survival during the first hours and days of their life …

Mammalian parental care, in most of the cases, is given by the female, who provides food,
warmth, and protection. In domestic dogs, maternal behaviour shown by the dam mainly …

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 Newborns experience a significant thermal change at birth, leading their
bodies to adjust and reduce their metabolism to survive. In this study, newborn puppies' …

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 Newborn puppies have great difficulty achieving a stable temperature, and
it has been seen that this is influenced by the weight of the mother. In the present study, the …

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 …

Adaptation to extrauterine life brings about diverse changes, which initially are reflected in
physiological alterations in the newborn puppy. Besides, the thermoregulating capacity of …

This review integrates recent scientific findings on the behaviour and welfare of buffalo dams
during calving and the subsequent milking phase. These issues are discussed in relation to …

Genetic selection for hyperprolificacy in sows has resulted in a significant increase in the
number of piglets born alive per litter but subsequently, decreased piglet vitality and growth …