Use of oxytocin in penned sows and its effect on fetal intra-partum asphyxia

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 157-167

  Alonso Spilsbury, María ^a   Mota Rojas, Daniel ^a,d   Martínez Burnes, Julio ^c   Arch, Emilio ^d   López Mayagoitia, Alfonso ^e   Ramírez Necoechea, Ramiro ^a   Olmos, Adriana ^a   Trujillo, María Elena ^b  

^a Depto Prod Agric Y Anim U   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Farrowing; Meconium; Oxytocin; Pigs; Stillborn

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IPS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4143139983     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Alonso-Spilsbury, M., 1994. Characterizing maternal abilities in restrained multiparous sows. Ph.D. thesis, University of Minnesota, USA.
2. Arey D.S., Petchey A.M., Fowler V.R. Farrowing accommodation and piglet mortality. Farm Building Prog. 107:1992;5-7
3. Baxter, M.R., Petherick, J.C., 1980. The effect of restraint on parturition in the sow. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 84.
4. Berkus M.D., Langer O., Samueloff A., Xenaskis E.M.J., Field N.T., Ridgway L.E. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid: increased risk for adverse neonatal outcome. Obstet. Gynecol. 84:1994;115-120
5. Bryan F.M., Xin F., Wong S. Oxytocin: a paracrine hormone in the regulation of parturition? Rev. Reprod. 3:1998;113-122
6. Castrén H., Algers B., de Passillé A.M., Rushen J., Üvnas-Moberg K. Early milk ejection, prolonged parturition and peri-parturient oxytocin release in the pig. Anim. Prod. 57:1993;465-471
7. 2α) and oxytocin for the induction of farrowing. Aust. Vet. J. 63:1986;254-256
8. Curtis S. Responses of the piglet to perinatal stressors. J. Anim. Sci. 38:1974;1031-1036
9. Davis R.O., Philips J.B., Harris B.A. Fatal meconium aspiration syndrome occurring despite airway management considered appropriate. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 151:1985;731-736
10. De Roth L., Downie H.G. Evaluation of viability of neonatal swine. Can. Vet. J. 17:1976;275-279
11. 2α and oxytocin. Am. J. Vet. Res. 48:1987;966-970
12. Drill, A.V., 1969. Drogas con acción sobre el útero. In: Farmacología Médica. Prensa Médica Mexicana, México, pp. 1211-1225.
13. Dziuk P.D., Harmon B.G. Succession of fetuses at parturition in the pig. Am. J. Vet. Res. 30:1969;419
14. Edwards B.L. Causes of death in newborn pigs. Vet. Bull. 42:1977;249-256
15. English, P.R., Smith, W.J., McLean, A., 1985. The Sow: Improving Her Efficiency. Farming Ltd., UK.
16. Fahmy M.H., Flipot P. Duration of farrowing and birth and nursing order in relation to piglet growth and survival. World Rev. Anim. Prod. 18:1981;17-24
17. First N.L., Bosc M.J. Proposed mechanisms controlling parturition and the induction of parturition in swine. J. Anim. Sci. 48:1979;1407-1421
18. Fraser D., Phillips P.A., Thompson B.K. Farrowing behaviour and stillbirth in two environments: an evaluation of the restraint-stillbirth hypothesis. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 55:1997;51-66
19. Friend D.W., Cunningham H.M., Nicholson J.W.G. The duration of farrowing in relation to the reproductive performance of Yorkshire sows. Can. J. Comp. Med. Vet. Sci. 26:1962;127-130
20. Gadd J. Using oxytocin at farrowing time. Pigs Misset. 7:1991;15
21. Gilbert, C.L., Lawrence, A.B., Forsling, M., Goode, J.A., McGrath, T.J., McLean, K.A., Petherick, C., 1994. Changes in maternal plasma oxytocin and vasopressin at birth are influenced by farrowing environment. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, p. 385.
22. Gilbert C.L. Oxytocin secretion and management of parturition in the pig. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 34:1999;193-200
23. Guthrie H.D. Control of time of parturition in pigs. J. Reprod. Fertil. Suppl. 33:1985;229-244
24. Holtz W., Hartmann F.J., Welp C. Induction of parturition in swine with prostaglandin analogs and oxytocin. Theriogenology. 19:1983;583-592
25. Holtz W., Schmidt-Baulain R., Meyer H., Welp C. Control of prostaglandin-induced parturition in sows by injection of the beta-adrenergic blocking agent carazolol and oxytocin. J. Anim. Sci. 68:1990;3967-3971
26. Hughes, P.E., 1992. Postnatal care in pigs. In: Varley, M.A., Williams, P.E.V., Lawrence, T.L.J. (Eds.), Neonatal Survival and Growth. Occasional Pub. No. 15. British Society of Animal Production, pp. 149-161.
27. Jones J.E.T. Observations on parturition in the sow. Part II. The parturient phases. Br. Vet. J. 122:1966;471-478
28. Lawrence A.B., Petherick C., McLean K.A., Gilbert C.L., Chapman C., Russell J.A. Naloxone prevents interruption of parturition and increases plasma oxytocin following environmental disturbance in parturitient sows. Physiol. Behav. 52:1992;917-923
29. Leman A. Stillbirths greatest cause of death. Int. Piglett. 4:1985;1
30. Leman A.D., Knudston C., Rodeffer H.E., Mueller A.G. Reproductive performance of swine on 76 Illinois farms. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 161:1972;1248-1250
31. Lucia T., Correa M.N., Deschamps J.C., Blanchi I., Donin M., Machado A.C., Meincke W., Jairo E.M. Risk factors for stillbirths in two swine farms in the south of Brazil. Prev. Vet. Med. 53:2002;285-292
32. Lunding-Schiller S., Kreider D.L., Rorie R.W., Hardesty D., Mitchell M.D., Koike T.I. Characterization of porcine endometrial, myometrial, and mammary oxytocin binding sites during gestation and labor. Biol. Reprod. 55:1996;575-581
33. Martinez-Burnes J., López A., Wright G.M., Ireland W.P., Wadowska D.W., Dobbin G.V. Microscopic changes induced by the intratracheal inoculation of amniotic fluid and meconium in the lug of neonatal rats. Histol. Histopathol. 1:2002;1067-1076
34. Mota D., Ramírez R. Los lechones nacidos muertos representan pérdidas económicas para el porcicultor. Agronegocios México. 18:1996;2-7
35. Mota, D., Ramírez, R.N., Cisneros, P.M., 1997a. Cuándo realizar la manipulación obstétrica en la cerda parturienta? Memorias del VII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Cerdos. Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, p. 137.
36. Mota, D., Ramírez, N.R., 1997b. Observaciones clínicas sobre lechones nacidos muertos intraparto. Memorias del VII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Cerdos. Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, p. 139.
37. Mota D., Ramírez-Necoechea R., Alonso-Spilsbury M., García C.A. Evaluation of the reproductive performance at rustic swine farms located in Ayotzingo state of Mexico. Livestock Res. Rural Dev. 14:2002a;1-9
38. Mota D., Martínez-Burnes J., Trujillo O.M.E., Alonso-Spilsbury M., Ramírez-Necoechea R., López-Mayagoitia A. Effect of oxytocin on umbilical cord and neonatal mortality of pigs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 63:2002b;1571-1574
39. Phaneuf S., Rodriguez-Liñares B., TambyRaja R.L., MacKenzie I.Z., López-Bernal A. Loss of myometrial oxytocin receptors during oxytocin-induced and oxytocin-augmented labour. J. Reprod. Fertil. 120:2000;91-97
40. Pernoll, M.L., Benson, R.C., 1988. Current Obstetric and Gynecological Diagnosis and Treatment, sixth ed. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, CT, USA.
41. Potter, E.L., 1961. Pathology of the Foetus and the Infant, second ed. Year Book. Medical Pub. Inc., Chicago, USA.
42. Randall G.C.B., Penny R.H.C. Stillbirths in pigs: the possible role of anoxia. Vet. Rec. 81:1967;359-361
43. Randall G.C.B., Penny R.H.C. Stillbirth in the pig: an analysis of the breeding records of five herds. Br. Vet. J. 126:1970;593-602
44. Randall G.C.B. Observations on parturition in the sow. I. Factors associated with the delivery of the piglets and their subsequent behaviour. Vet. Rec. 90:1972a;178-182
45. Randall G.C.B. Observations on parturition in the sow. II. Factors influencing stillbirth and perinatal mortality. Vet. Rec. 90:1972b;183-186
46. Rezapour M., Bäckström T., Ulmsten U. Myometrial steroid concentration and oxytocin receptor density in parturient women at term. Steroids. 61:1996;338-344
47. ®, 1990. Guide for Personal Computers, Version 6.03. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.
48. Sprecher D.J., Leman A.D., Dziuk P.D., Cropper M., DeDrecker M. Causes and control of swine stillbirths. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 165:1974;698-701
49. Sprecher D.J., Leman A.D., Carlisle S. Effects of parasimpathomimetics on porcine stillbirth. Am. J. Vet. Res. 36:1975;1331-1333
50. Stanton H.C., Carroll J.K. Potential mechanisms responsible for prenatal and perinatal mortality or low viability of swine. J. Anim. Sci. 38:1974;1037-1044
51. Straw B.E., Bush E.J., Dewey C.E. Types and doses of injectable medications given to periparturient sows. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 216:2000;510-515
52. Svendsen J., Bengtsson A.C., Svendsen L.S. Occurrence and causes of traumatic injuries in neonatal pigs. Pig News Info. 7:1986;159-170
53. Tucker J.M., Hauth J.C. Intrapartum assessment of fetal well-being. Clin. Obstet. Gynecol. 33:1990;515
54. Welk, F., First, N.L., 1980. Induction of parturition in swine with PGF2α (ICI 80.996) and oxytocin. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Animal Reproduction AI, Madrid, Spain, pp. 488-490.
55. Welp C., Jöchle W., Holtz W. Induction of parturition in swine with prostaglandin analog and oxytocin: a trial involving dose of oxytocin and parity. Theriogenology. 22:1984;509-520
56. Wrathall A.E. An approach to breeding problems in the sow. Vet. Rec. 89:1971;61-71