The invention further contemplates methods for preventing preterm delivery of an infant/offspring.

Eclampsia or puerperal tetany (a consequence of difficulty in labour)

Mated animals shall be provided with appropriate and defined nesting materials when parturition is near.

After parturition my bitch was really… really skinny.

Loss of appetite may occur shortly before the onset of symptoms.

Productivity gains: up to + 5 points of birth rate, up to + 0.8 born alive, and from + 0.58 to + 1.41 kg produced per AI.

Productivity gains: up to + 5 points of birth rate, up to + 0.8 born alive, and from + 0.58 to + 1.41 kg produced per AI.

Kindling: the act or process of giving birth to kits.

Then, enter the month when the baby was conceived.

Essentially mechanical difficulty which may occur during parturition.

#2 : Know what to expect during the whelping process : when it comes to canine parturition, you always need to have clear ideas on what the normal course of events is.

Behavioural changes, signs of difficult or prolonged parturition and all signs of toxicity should be recorded.

I was recently submitted an interesting question regarding canine parturition.

It is the birth of the kids which induces the milk production for about ten months.

Mated rats may also be kept in small groups and separated one or two days prior to parturition.