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| + | <big><center>[[Reproductive System|'''BACK TO REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM''']]</center></big> |
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| − | == Stage 1==
| + | <big><center>[[Reproductive_System#Camelids_.28LLamas_.26_Alpacas.29|'''BACK TO CAMELIDS''']]</center></big> |
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| − | * [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|Uterine myometrium]] contracts,pushing the foetus towards the birth canal.
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| − | * [[Cervix - Anatomy & Physiology|Cervix]] is relaxed.
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| − | * Lasts 2-6 hours.
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| − | * Female will appear restless, urinate and defecate repeatedly. She will also seek isolation from the group.
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| − | == Stage 2 ==
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| − | * Fluid appears around the vulva.
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| − | * A 'water bag' and possibly the amnion may also appear around the vulva.
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| − | * Bulging of the pereneum.
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| − | * Correct presentation is both forelimbs and head first (as in sheep).
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| − | * Cria delivered feet first, followed by the head, shoulders and the rest of the body.
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| − | * Mother may remain standing throughout, or lie down.
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| − | * Normally lasts 5-20 minutes.
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| − | == Stage 3 == | + | == Stage 1== |
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| − | * Delivery of the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] should occur within 2 hours.
| + | == Stage 2 == |
| − | * If delivery of the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] exceeds 6 hours, this is considered abnormal.
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| − | * If the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] does not pass within 24 hours, veterinary intervention is required.
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| − | === Placenta === | + | == Stage 3 == |
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| − | * Usually delivered 'inside out'.
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| − | ** Should be reddish in colour with a slightly rough surface.
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| − | * Occasionally it is reversed.
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| − | ** Whitish in colour with a smooth surface.
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| − | * Crescent shaped with the pattern of both [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|uterine horns]] visible.
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| − | [[Category:Camelid Reproduction]]
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| − | [[Category:Bullet Points]]
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