Fetal & Parturient Behavior Flashcards
A natural movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while running or walking
Pronation
Up or down orientation of the hand or arm
Supination
Ability to raise and maintain the head and body upright against gravity in all postures and transitions from lying down to standing and to turning all positions in relationship to gravity and space
Righting reflex
First suckling activity in sheep fetus
- First 10 days before full term
- as early as 16 days before birth
Difficulty in giving birth
Ex: fetal malposition
Dystocia
Action patterns & movement sequence in the fetus
Rotation
Extension
Pronation
3 definite stages in the process of birth
- Cervical dilation
- Fetal expulsion
- Passage of the afterbirth or fetal membranes (placenta)
Nesting behavior usually commence __ days before giving birth
3 days
Nesting is evident in sows __ hrs prior to farrowing, sometimes even as early as __ days before farrowing
24 hrs before farrowing
3 days before farrowing
Grazing ruminants appear to withdraw from the grazing group when birth is only ___ hrs away
1-2 hrs
In goats, __% separate themselves from herdmates prior to giving birth
76%
Isolation-seeking & shelter-seeking
Lambing eves
Most evident during birth, the period of fetus and fetal membrane expulsion
Pain
The foal attempts sucking within __h of birth and begins to trot after about __h
1h
4 h
About __% of mares foal at night and in the open
80%
Peak foaling hour in stabled mares is prior to ____
Midnight
In free-ranging mares birth is often in the _____ of _____
Dark hours of early morning
The mean joint duration of the first and second stages of labor in sheep
80 min
The standard deviation in time of lamb delivery
50 min
In a herd of angora goats, during one season, _____ of the kids were born within a __-day period
Two thirds
4-day period
Birth in goats is usually complete within about __ h of first behavioral signs of first-stage labor
1 h
Afterbirths in goats are normally passed from about __ min to __ h after birth
20min to 4 h
Straining, in cattle, occurs about every __ min and lasts for about __ s
3 mins
30 sec
First sign of labor in horses
Restlessness
First stage of labor, in horse, lasts up to __ h
4 h
__% of mares give birth in lying position
98%
Duration of the second stage of labor in horses
17 min
May vary from 10 - 70 min
Usual length of time for the extrusion of the fetal membrane in horse
1 hour
Piglets are expelled at an average rate of one every __ min
15 min
Duration of farrowing process
3h
First water bag
Allantochorion
Placentophagia
Eating the afterbirth
