Piglet pre-weaning mortality (PWM) is one of the major reproductive components that affects
herd productivity in the swine industry. Knowledge of factors that influence piglet PWM are …

Hypothermia is one factor associated with mortality in newborn ruminants due to the drastic
temperature change upon exposure to the extrauterine environment in the first hours after …

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 …

The neonatal pig ranks among the most prominent research models for the study of pediatric
nutrition and metabolism. Its precocial development at birth affords ready adaptation to …

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 …

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 …

Neonatal mammals need adaption to changes in nutrient supply because energy intake
shifts from continuous parenteral supply of nutrients (mainly glucose, lactate, and amino …

Simple Summary Labour is considered a painful episode where complex physiological,
hormonal, morphological, and behavioural changes are present. During animal parturition …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of two stressful stimuli, long transportation
and 80% CO2 stunning on metabolic–physiological variables, hemodynamic and gas …

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 …