ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Sow Nutrition, Uterine Contractions, and Placental Blood Flow during the Peri-Partum Period and Short-Term Effects on Offspring: A Review.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sow behaviour, parturition process and management in free farrowing systems.Porcine health management · 2026Review
- Effects of post-farrowing feed delivery schedule and sow parity on piglet performance and survivabilityTranslational animal science · 2026Article
- Twice daily feeding during gestation improves maternal body reserves and fetal growth in sows under commercial conditions.Translational animal science · 2026Article
- Evaluating peripartum calcium administration strategies to improve sow farrowing performance and piglet livability.Translational animal science · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Placental DNA Methylation Changes and Fetal Birth Weight in Pigs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Effects of negative dietary cation-anion difference and calcidiol supplementation in transition diets fed to sows on piglet survival, piglet weight, and sow metabolism.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- The impact of hemoglobin concentration on farrowing duration in sows.Translational animal science · 2024Article
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Abstract
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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