INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF WHELPING ON NEONATAL MORTALITY IN PUPS

Authors

  • A SUBRAMANI Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai - 600 007
  • N ARUNMOZHI
  • P SRIDEVI
  • M SHAFIUZAMA

Keywords:

Assisted whelping, Caesarean section, Neonatal mortality, Pups, Spontaneous whelping

Abstract

The puppies (n=100) born to bitches that underwent Spontaneous Whelping (SW), Assisted Whelping (AW)
and Caesarean section (CS) were divided into groups as SW (n=30), AW (n=35) and CS (n=35). Out of 100
puppies, 25% were born dead (2% SW, 7% AW and 16% CS). Among viable pups at birth, the early neonatal
mortality till 24 h was 18% (0% SW, 5.7% AW and 45.7% CS). In brief, the stillbirth and early neonatal mortality
was high in pups delivered through caesarean compared to spontaneous or assisted whelping.

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Published

2022-12-26

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2019): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

SUBRAMANI, A., ARUNMOZHI, N., SRIDEVI, P., & SHAFIUZAMA, M. (2022). INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF WHELPING ON NEONATAL MORTALITY IN PUPS. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 40(1), 49–50. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3775