Parturition Pharmacological Manipulation - Anatomy & Physiology

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Why Control Timing of Parturition?

Herds

  • Improves supervision to ensure the farmer can be around at the time of parturition.
  • Reduces the incidence of parturition at night/weekends which is socially undesirable.
  • Aids cross fostering between litters.
  • Tightens the calving interval in cattle.

Individuals

Disadvantages of Parturition Induction

Requirements for Parturition Induction

Drugs Influencing Uterine Activity

Ecbolic Drugs

Tocolytic Drugs

Myometrial Innervation and Manipulation

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

Induction of Parturition

Cow

Sow

Mare

Ewe

Bitch and Queen