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Normal Parturition - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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!'''Species'''
!'''Mare'''
!'''Cow'''
!'''Ewe'''
!'''Sow'''
!'''Bitch'''
|-
| '''Stage 1: Contractions and Cervical Dilation'''
| 1-4 hours
| 2-6 hours
| 2-6 hours
| 2-12 hours
| 6-12 hours
|-
| '''Stage 2: Foetal Expulsion'''
| 12-30 minutes
| 30-60 minutes
| 30-120 minutes
| 150-180 minutes
| 6 hours (up to 24 hours with large litters)
|-
| '''Stage 3: Placental Expulsion'''
| 1 hour
| 6-12 hours
| 5-8 hours
| 1-4 hours
| Placenta Exits with Foetus
|-
|}
* The Process by which the conceptus (foetus, placenta and placental membranes) are expelled from the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]] requires:
* The Process by which the conceptus (foetus, placenta and placental membranes) are expelled from the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]] requires:
* Domestic animals normally eat the afterbirth.
* Domestic animals normally eat the afterbirth.
** Not the mare or camelids.
** Not the mare or camelids.