Breed, litter and parity effects on placental weight and placentome number, and consequences for the neonatal behaviour of the lamb

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1092-1110

  Dwyer, C M ^a,b   Calvert, S K ^a   Farish, M ^a   Donbavand, J ^a   Pickup, H E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sustainable Livestock Systems Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed; Lamb; Litter; Neonatal behaviour; Parity; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 13744261142     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. D.C. Dalton, T.W. Knight, and D.L. Johnson Lamb survival in sheep breeds on New Zealand hill country New Zeal. J. Agric. Res. 23 1980 167 173
2. Hinch GN, Kelly RW, Owens JL, Crosbie SF. Patterns of lamb survival in high fecundity Booroola flocks. In: Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, vol. 43. 1983. p. 29-32.
3. Elving L, Grommers FJ, van Eldik P. Parturition difficulties and perinatal mortality in Texel and Milksheep. In: Factors affecting the survival of newborn lambs. A seminar in the CEC programme of coordination of agricultural research held in Brussels; 1985. p. 115-22.
4. Lindsay DR, Nowak R, Putu IG, McNeill D. Behavioural interactions between the ewe and her young at parturition: A vital step for the lamb. In: Reproductive physiology of merino sheep - concepts and consequences. University of Western Australia, Perth, 1990. p. 191-205.
5. L.T. Gama, G.E. Dickerson, L.D. Young, and K.A. Leymaster Effects of breed, heterosis, age of dam, litter size, and birth weight on lamb mortality J. Anim. Sci. 69 1991 2727 2743
6. C.V. Yapi, W.J. Boylan, and R.A. Robinson Effect of genetic and environmental factors on lamb mortality World Rev. Anim. Prod. 27 1992 35 41
7. N.M. Fogarty, D.L. Hopkins, and R. van de Ven Lamb production from diverse genotypes 1. Lamb growth and survival and ewe performance Anim. Sci. 70 2000 135 145
8. Alexander G. Behaviour of newly born lambs. Proc Aust Soc Anim Prod 1958;2:123-5.
9. J.L. Owens, B.M. Bindon, T.N. Edey, and L.R. Piper Behaviour at parturition and lamb survival of Booroola Merino sheep Livest. Prod. Sci. 13 1985 359 372
10. SW.P. Cloete Observations on neonatal progress of Dormer and South African Mutton Merino lambs South Afr. J. Anim. Sci. 23 1993 38 42
11. C.M. Dwyer, A.B. Lawrence, and S.C. Bishop Effects of selection for lean tissue content on maternal and neonatal lamb behaviours in Scottish Blackface sheep Anim. Sci. 72 2001 555 571
12. C.M. Dwyer Behavioural development in the neonatal lamb: effect of maternal and birth-related factors Theriogenology 59 2003 1027 1050
13. C.M. Dwyer, A.B. Lawrence, S.C. Bishop, and M. Lewis Ewe-lamb bonding behaviours at birth are affected by maternal undernutrition in pregnancy Br. J. Nutr. 89 2003 123 136
14. J. Slee, and A. Springbett Early postnatal behaviour in lambs of ten breeds Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 15 1986 229 240
15. C.M. Dwyer, A.B. Lawrence, H.E. Brown, and G. Simm Effect of ewe and lamb genotype on gestation length, lambing ease and neonatal behaviour in lambs Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 8 1996 1123 1129
16. Cloete SWP, and A.J. Scholtz Lamb survival in relation to lambing and neonatal behaviour in medium wool Merino lines divergently selected for multiple rearing ability Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 38 1998 801 811
17. C.M. Dwyer, and A.B. Lawrence Variability in the in expression of maternal behaviour in primiparous sheep: effects of genotype and litter size Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 58 1998 311 330
18. D.J. Mellor Nutritional and placental determinants of foetal growth rate in sheep and consequences for the newborn lamb Br. Vet. J. 139 1983 307 324
19. U. Lang, R.S. Baker, G. Braems, M. Zygmunt, W. Kunzel, and K.E. Clark Uterine blood flow - a determinant of fetal growth Eur. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Reprod. Biol. 110 2003 S55 S61
20. A.W. Bell Consequences of severe heat stress for fetal development 1987 Elsevier Amsterdam
21. P.L. Greenwood, R.M. Slepetis, and A.W. Bell Influences on fetal and placental weights during mid to late gestation in prolific ewes well nourished throughout pregnancy Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 12 2000 149 156
22. S. Rees, C. Mallard, S. Breen, M. Stringer, M. Cock, and R. Harding Fetal brain injury following prolonged hypoxemia and placental insufficiency: a review Compar. Biochem. Physiol. 1998 653 660
23. P.J. Morgane, R. Austin-LaFrance, J. Bronzino, J. Tonkiss, S. Diaz-Cintra, L. Cintra, T. Kemper, and J.R. Galler Prenatal malnutrition and development of the brain Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 17 1993 91 128
24. S. Rees, A.D. Bocking, and R. Harding Structure of the fetal sheep brain in experimental growth retardation J. Dev. Physiol. 10 1988 211 225
25. S. Rees, and R. Harding The effects of intrauterine growth retardation on the development of the Purkinje cell dendritic tree in the cerebellar cortex of fetal sheep: a note on he ontogeny of the Purkinje cell Int. J. Dev. Neurosci. 6 1988 461 469
26. M.J. Dauncey Bicknell RJ Nutrition and neurodevelopment: mechanisms of developmental dysfunction and disease in later life Nutr. Res. Rev. 12 1999 231 253
27. C. Mallard, M. Loeliger, D. Copolov, and S. Rees Reduced number of neurons in the hippocampus and the cerebellum in the postnatal guinea-pig following intrauterine growth-restriction Neuroscience 100 2000 327 333
28. Grantham-McGregor SM, Walker SP, Chang S. Nutritional deficiencies and later behavioural development. Proc Nutr Soc 2000;59:47-54.
29. A.M. Hsueh, M. Simonson, H.M. Hanson, and B.F. Chow Protein supplementation to pregnant rats during third trimester and the growth and behaviour of offspring Nutr. Rep. Int. 9 1974 31 45
30. M. Bush, and P.D. Leatherwood Effect of different regimens of early malnutrition on behavioural development and adult avoidance learning in Swiss white mice Br. J. Nutr. 33 1975 373 385
31. A. Gramsbergen, and J. Westerga Locomotor development in undernourished rats Behav. Brain Res. 48 1992 57 64
32. B.A. Smith, and G.R. Jansen Maternal undernutrition in the feline: behavioural sequelae Nutr. Rep. Int. 16 1997 513 526
33. G. Alexander Studies on the placenta of the sheep (ovis aries): placental size J. Reprod. Fertil. 7 1964 289 305
34. G. Alexander Studies on the placenta of the sheep (ovis aries): effect of surgical reduction in the number of caruncles J. Reprod. Fertil. 7 1964 307 322
35. J.A. Owens, J. Falconer, and J.S. Robinson Effect of restriction of placental growth on fetal and utero-placental metabolism J. Dev. Physiol. 9 1987 225 238
36. Jenkinson CMC, S.W. Peterson, Mackenzie DDS, M.F. McDonald, and S.N. McCutcheon Seasonal effects on birth weight in sheep are associated with changes in placental development New Zeal. J. Agric. Res. 38 1995 337 345
37. K.H. Kaulfuss, D. Schramm, and M. Berttram Effects of genotype, dams age, litter size, birth weight and ram on morphological parameters of the placenta in sheep Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift 107 2000 269 275
38. Noldus LPJJ, Trienes RJH, Hendriksen AHM, H. Jansen, and R.G. Jansen The Observer Video-Pro: new software for the collection, management, and presentation of time-structured data from videotapes and digital media files Behav. Res. Methods, Instrum. Comput. 32 2000 197 206
39. H.D. Patterson, and R. Thompson Recovery of inter-block information when block sizes are unequal Biometrika 58 1971 545 554
40. A.W. Bell, and R.A. Ehrhardt Regulation of placental nutrient transport and implications for foetal growth Nutr. Res. Rev. 15 2002 130 211
41. P.W. Aldoretta, and W.W. Hay Effect of glucose supply on uteroplacental glucose metabolism Am. J. Physiol. 277 1999 R947 958
42. J.S. Robinson, E.J. Kingston, C.T. Jones, and G.D. Thorburn Studies on experimental growth retardation in sheep. The effect of removal of endometrial caruncles on fetal size and metabolism J. Dev. Physiol. 1 1979 379 398
43. Wallace, JM. Nutrient partitioning during pregnancy: adverse gestational outcome in overnourished adolescent dams. Proc Nutr Soc 2000;59:107-17.
44. H. Goldstein Factors related to birth weight and perinatal mortality Br. Med. Bull. 37 1981 259 264
45. G.M. Smith Factors affecting birth weight, dystocia and preweaning survival in sheep J. Anim. Sci. 44 1977 745 753
46. C.M. Dwyer, and A.B. Lawrence Maternal behaviour in domestic sheep (Ovis aries): constancy and change with maternal experience Behaviour 137 2000 1391 1413
47. R.A. Bellows, R.E. Short, and G.V. Richardson Effects of sire, age of dam and gestation feed level on dystocia and postpartum reproduction J. Anim. Sci. 55 1982 18 27
48. S. Wilsher, and W.R. Allen The influence of maternal size, age and parity on placental and fetal development in the horse Theriogenology 58 2002 833 835
49. S. Wilsher, and W.R. Allen The effects of maternal age and parity on placental and fetal development in the mare Eq. Vet. J. 35 2003 476 483
50. M. Doreau, S. Boulot, and W. Martin-Rosset Effects of parity and physiological state on intake, milk production and blood parameters in lactating mares differing in body size Anim. Prod. 53 1991 111 118
51. J. Kunkele, and G.J. Kenagy Inefficiency of lactation in primiparous rats: the costs of first reproduction Physiol. Zool. 70 1997 571 577
52. C.M. Dwyer, and A.B. Lawrence Induction of maternal behaviour in non-pregnant, hormone-primed ewes Anim. Sci. 65 1997 403 408
53. F. Lévy, K.M. Kendrick, J.A. Goode, R. Guevara-Guzman, and E.B. Keverne Oxytocin and vasopressin release in the olfactory bulb of parturient ewes - changes with maternal experience and effects of acetylcholine, K-butyric acid, glutamate, and noradrenaline release Brain Res. 669 1995 197 206
54. R.W. Kelly, E.J. Speijers, I.G. Ralph, and J.P. Newnham Lambing performances and wool production of maiden and adult Merino ewes fed different amounts of lupin seed in mid-pregnancy Aust. J. Agric. Res. 43 1992 339 354
55. JH.J. Stegeman Placental development in the sheep and its relationship to fetal development Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 44 1974 1 72
56. W. Reik, and J. Walter Genomic imprinting: parental influence on the genome Nat. Rev. Genet. 2 2001 21 32
57. M. Constãncia, M. Hemberger, J. Hughes, W. Dean, A. Ferguson-Smith, R. Fundele, F. Stewart, G. Kelsey, A. Fowden, C. Sibley, and W. Reik Placenta-specific IGF-II is a major modulator of placental and fetal growth Nature 417 2002 945 948
58. S. Rees, and R. Harding Effects of experimentally induced placental insufficiency on prenatal brain development Dev. Brain Dysfunc. 8 1995 152 165
59. E.C. Mallard, S. Rees, M. Stringer, M.L. Cock, and R. Harding Effects of chronic placental insufficiency on brain development in fetal sheep Pediat. Res. 43 1998 262 270
60. S. Rees, S. Breen, M. Loeliger, G. McCrabb, and R. Harding Hypoxemia near mid-gestation has long-term effects on fetal brain development J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 58 1999 932 945
61. H. Budge, J. Dandrea, A. Mostyn, Y. Evens, R. Watkins, C. Sullivan, P. Ingleton, T. Stephenson, and M.E. Symonds Differential effects of fetal number and maternal nutrition in late gestation on prolactin receptor abundance and adipose tissue development in the neonatal lamb Pediat. Res. 53 2003 302 308
62. L. Clarke, D.P. Yakubu, and M.E. Symonds Influence of maternal bodyweight on size, conformation and survival of newborn lambs Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 9 1997 509 514