Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review
The birth process is a crucial event for piglet survival. Along with increasing litter sizes, not only has the duration of parturition increased, but placental blood flow per piglet has reduced and placental area per piglet has become smaller, making these piglets more susceptible for hypoxia. Dimin...
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| author | Moniek van den Bosch Nicoline Soede Bas Kemp Henry van den Brand |
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| description | The birth process is a crucial event for piglet survival. Along with increasing litter sizes, not only has the duration of parturition increased, but placental blood flow per piglet has reduced and placental area per piglet has become smaller, making these piglets more susceptible for hypoxia. Diminishing the risk of piglet hypoxia by either reducing the total duration of parturition or increasing fetal oxygenation may reduce the incidence of stillbirth and early post-partum mortality. This review discusses options to do so by nutritionally supporting the sow in the final pre-partum period, after discussing the role of uterine contractions and placental blood flow. Providing sufficient energy seems to be a logical first step, but also other nutrients needed for uterine contractions, such as calcium, or enhancing uterine blood flow by using nitrate seem promising. These nutrient requirements may depend on litter size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11b84295bc5848669da8273dccbbc8d22023-11-17T07:13:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-03-0113591010.3390/ani13050910Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A ReviewMoniek van den Bosch0Nicoline Soede1Bas Kemp2Henry van den Brand3Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The NetherlandsThe birth process is a crucial event for piglet survival. Along with increasing litter sizes, not only has the duration of parturition increased, but placental blood flow per piglet has reduced and placental area per piglet has become smaller, making these piglets more susceptible for hypoxia. Diminishing the risk of piglet hypoxia by either reducing the total duration of parturition or increasing fetal oxygenation may reduce the incidence of stillbirth and early post-partum mortality. This review discusses options to do so by nutritionally supporting the sow in the final pre-partum period, after discussing the role of uterine contractions and placental blood flow. Providing sufficient energy seems to be a logical first step, but also other nutrients needed for uterine contractions, such as calcium, or enhancing uterine blood flow by using nitrate seem promising. These nutrient requirements may depend on litter size.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/5/910sowparturitionplacental blood flowuterine contractionsenergy requirements |
| spellingShingle | Moniek van den Bosch Nicoline Soede Bas Kemp Henry van den Brand Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review Animals sow parturition placental blood flow uterine contractions energy requirements |
| title | Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review |
| title_full | Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review |
| title_short | Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review |
| title_sort | sow nutrition uterine contractions and placental blood flow during the peri partum period and short term effects on offspring a review |
| topic | sow parturition placental blood flow uterine contractions energy requirements |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/5/910 |
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