Is the Weight of the Newborn Puppy Related to Its Thermal Balance?

Is the Weight of the Newborn Puppy Related to Its Thermal Balance?

Hypothermia, a factor associated with neonatal mortality, can occur immediately after birth as a protective mechanism to prevent hypoxic damage in neonates, or to reduce the metabolic rate to improve the chances of survival in the first hours of life. The heat interchange through the superficial tem...

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Main Authors: Karina Lezama-García, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Míriam Marcet-Rius, Angelo Gazzano, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Alfredo M. F. Pereira, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Uri Baqueiro-Espinosa, Ana de Mira Geraldo, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Daniel Mota-Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
dogs
puppy welfare
animal perinatology
newborn puppy
thermoregulation
infrared thermography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/24/3536

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