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== Pre-Parturient ==
 
== Pre-Parturient ==
  

Revision as of 09:50, 15 July 2008

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Pre-Parturient

  • Seek isolation
  • Restless
  • Nesting responses
  • Attention to vulva

Parturient

  • species differences
  • Assist delivery
  • Contractions including abdominal muscles
  • Characteristic posture,
  • Vocalisation

Post-Parturient

  • Placenta eaten in many species including herbivores
  • Attention to young (licking)
  • Directing young to teats