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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals. [PDF]

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Grunstra NDS.
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Phenotypic effects of calving ease on the subsequent fertility and milk production of dam and calf in UK Holstein-Friesian heifers [PDF]

, 2011
The effect of calving ease on the fertility and production performance of both dam and calf was studied in approximately 50,000 and 10,000 UK Holstein-Friesian heifers and heifer calves, respectively. The first objective of this study was to estimate the
Coffey, M.P., Mrode, R; id_orcid, S.A.E. Eaglen, J.A. Woolliams, R. Mrode, Mrode, R., Wall, E; id_orcid, Wall, E., Woolliams, JA, Woolliams, J.A., Coffey, MP, E. Wall, Eaglen, SAE, M.P. Coffey, Eaglen, Sophie   +14 more
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Prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal calf mortality in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows [PDF]

, 2008
peer-reviewedRecent publications indicate that the prevalence of perinatal mortality has increased in some dairy industries and an increased proportion of this loss is not associated with the traditional risk factors for perinatal mortality.
Mee, John F, Cromie, A. R., J.F. Mee, D.P. Berry, A.R. Cromie, Berry, Donagh   +5 more
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Antenatal Prediction of Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Trauma Using Routine Maternal and Ultrasound Variables: Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

BJOG
ABSTRACT Objective To develop antenatal prediction models for shoulder dystocia and birth trauma using routinely collected maternal and sonographic variables. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Single tertiary referral centre in the UK. Population or Sample All singleton term liveborn pregnancies delivered between January 2016 and November 2024
Schwartz A, Minopoli M, Di Ilio C, Di Mascio D, Bhide A, Thilaganathan B.   +5 more
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Association between maternal dystocia and both the oxidant/antioxidant biomarkers and blood lactate in parturient Egyptian buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Dystocia is a critical obstetrical problem in farm animals and is classified into maternal or fetal dystocia. The maternal causes of dystocia include different causes such as uterine torsion (UT), failure of cervical dilation (FCD), and uterine inertia
Eslam Farag Fouad, Ahmed Saad A. Hassaneen, Hassan Abdel-Sabour A. Hussein, Atef M. Hussein Khalil, Nasra Ahmed M. Yousef   +4 more
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Comparative study of electrocardiographic parameters in calves born after eutocia versus dystocia [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2022
Background and Aim: The mortality rate of perinatal calves is high, particularly in dystocia cases. Besides detectable conditions such as trauma or amniotic fluid aspiration, the potential salience of cardiological diseases in neonatal bovine deaths has ...
Julia Nowak, Jessica Joerling, Marlene Sickinger, Axel Wehrend   +3 more
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Risk Factors Profile of Shoulder Dystocia in Oman: A Case Control Study

Oman Medical Journal, 2014
Objective: This study aimed to assess the risk factor profile of shoulder dystocia and associated neonatal complications in Oman, a developing Arab country.
Maha M. Al-Khaduri, Rania Mohammed Abudraz, Sayed G. Rizvi, Yahya M. Al-Farsi   +3 more
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Factors associated with selling price of cattle at livestock marts [PDF]

, 2010
peer-reviewedThe objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with selling price of animals at livestock marts around Ireland. Data consisted of four distinct maturity categories: calves (2 to 84 days of age, n553 838); weanlings (6 ...
Evans, R. D., Fahey, Alan G., McHugh, Noirin, Berry, Donagh   +3 more
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Consequent Effect of Dystocia in Holstein Dairy Cows in Iran [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2012
The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence, risk factors and consequent effect of dystocia on lactation performance in Holstein dairy cows in Iran.
Hadi Atashi, Alireza Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad Dadpasand, Anise Asaadi   +3 more
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Causes of sheep dystocia in Djelfa area (Algeria)

Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires, 2019
The objective of this study was to clarify the most common causes of sheep dystocia in Djelfa area (Algeria). 87 ewes suffering from dystocia were investigated in this study. Dystocia was diagnosed after careful vaginal examination.
Elchikh MOSTEFAI, Mokhtaria KOUIDRI, Sidi Mohammed Ammar SELLES   +2 more
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