Assessment of Vitality, Blood Profile, and Degree of Meconium Staining on the Skin in Newborn Dogs According to Its Birth Weight

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:33Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenSimple Summary Preventing neonatal mortality is a critical aspect of canine perinatology. Among the leading causes of mortality, a low vitality score at birth, hypothermia, hypoxia, and hypoglycemia can be mentioned. This study aimed to assess vitality, blood values, and the degree of meconium staining on newborns' skin concerning their birth weight. It is concluded that larger newborns tend to present greater problems in surviving. Neonatal mortality in dogs reaches up to 40\%. Due to the high rates, promptly detecting the causes and preventing newborns from dying are extremely important. Vitality evaluation, blood parameters, and the degree of meconium staining on the skin are valuable resources in canine perinatology. In this study, 435 puppies from 85 bitches close to parturition were recruited and divided into four quartiles according to the puppy's birth weight: Q(1) (127-200 g) n = 110 puppies, Q(2) (201-269 g) n = 108 puppies, Q(3) (270-388 g) n = 108 puppies, and Q(4) (389-464 g) n = 109 puppies. This experimental article aimed to report the effect of birth weight on the blood profile variables, the vitality of newborn puppies, and the meconium staining degree, integrating these three aspects. It was concluded that the weight of newborns was correlated with the degree of meconium staining, presenting more cases of severe meconium staining in the puppies of the highest birth weight group. The weight of the newborns was correlated with a higher number of stillbirths and alterations in the blood variables, showing the most severe cases of metabolic acidosis, hypoxia, and hypoglycemia in the puppies of the Q(4) quartile. On the contrary, no statistically significant correlations were found between the weight of newborns and vitality. Nevertheless, the analysis of the results showed that the most vigorous puppies were found at Q(1;) however, at minute 60 after birth (AB), all the puppies in the four quartiles standardized their vitality scores.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070453es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5374
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónVeterinary Scienceses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070453es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteVeterinary Sciences
Palabra clavewhelpinges_ES
Palabra claveanimal perinatologyes_ES
Palabra clavepuppy welfarees_ES
Palabra clavenewborn puppyes_ES
Palabra clavevitalityes_ES
Palabra clavemeconium staininges_ES
Palabra claveblood biomarkerses_ES
TítuloAssessment of Vitality, Blood Profile, and Degree of Meconium Staining on the Skin in Newborn Dogs According to Its Birth Weightes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karina
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorBaqueiro-Espinosa, Uri
AutorOlmos-Hernandez, Adriana
AutorHernandez-avalos, Ismael
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adriana
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karinaes_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorBaqueiro-Espinosa, Uries_ES
AutorOlmos-Hernandez, Adrianaes_ES
AutorHernandez-avalos, Ismaeles_ES
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adrianaes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número7es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10070453
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen10es_ES

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