TITULO FUENTE ORIGINAL: Pain and discomfort caused by parturition in cows and sows |
AUTORES: Eva Mainau, Xavier Manteca |
REVISTA ABREV.: Appl Anim Behav Sci |
AÑO: 2011 |
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.020 |
RESUMEN ORIGINAL:
This review focuses on parturition as a painful process in cows and sows. Firstly, the different stages of parturition associated to the origin and transmission of pain stimuli are described. Hypoalgesia during the late pregnancy and parturition has been shown, perhaps as an endogenous defence against the pain of parturition. The principal factors affecting parturition pain are parity and... + Leer más |