Postpartum deaths: Piglet, placental, and umbilical characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2647-2656

  Rootwelt, V ^a   Reksen, O ^a   Farstad, W ^a   Framstad, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Piglet; Placenta; Postpartum death; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SWINE; UMBILICAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLACENTA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SUS SCROFA; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84882576319     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5531     Document Type: Article

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