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The Influence of Oxytocin on Maternal Care in Lactating Dogs.
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- The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal's Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Clinical Experiences and Mechanism of Action with the Use of Oxytocin Injection at Parturition in Domestic Animals: Effect on the Myometrium and Fetuses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Biomarkers of Stress in Companion Animals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Neurobiology of Maternal Behavior in Nonhuman Mammals: Acceptance, Recognition, Motivation, and Rejection.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Is the Weight of the Newborn Puppy Related to Its Thermal Balance?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- A Review on the Bioactivity of Cannabinoids on Zebrafish Models: Emphasis on Neurodevelopment.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Optimized Sawhorse Waveform for the Measurement of Oxytocin Release in Zebrafish.Analytical chemistry · 2022Article
- Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Lactating Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Blood Biomarker Profile Alterations in Newborn Canines: Effect of the Mother's Weight.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- How Stressful Is Maternity? Study about Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Coat and Claws Concentrations in Female Dogs from Mating to 60 Days Post-Partum.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
In recent years, many studies on the role of oxytocin (OXT) in the onset of parental care, regulation of social bonding, and modulation of the emotional state have been published. However, its possible regulation of maternal behavior in lactating dogs has not been investigated yet. For this reason, the present study aimed at assessing potential correlations between salivary oxytocin and maternal behavior in 25 lactating Labrador Retriever dogs. Salivary concentrations of OXT (sOXT) were unrelated to the amount of maternal care except for a weak negative correlation with sniffing/poking behavior. Moreover, sOXT was positively correlated with the percentage of male puppies. Sniffing/poking behavior, in turn, was positively correlated with the duration of time the mothers spent out of the whelping box, while the number of male puppies showed a positive correlation with lateral nursing, a position known to provide puppies the easiest access to the milk. Taken together, these results suggest that sOXT may not be strongly associated with maternal care dynamics but could be correlated with sex-biased parental investment in dogs.
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