Blood Biomarker Profile Alterations in Newborn Canines: Effect of the Mother′s Weight
Brenda Reyes-Sotelo,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
Patricia Mora-Medina,
Asahi Ogi,
Chiara Mariti,
Adriana Olmos-Hernández,
Julio Martínez-Burnes,
Ismael Hernández-Ávalos,
Jose Sánchez-Millán,
Angelo Gazzano
Affiliations
Brenda Reyes-Sotelo
Science Program “Maestria en Ciencias Agropecuarias”, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
Daniel Mota-Rojas
Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assesment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
Patricia Mora-Medina
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli 54714, Mexico
Asahi Ogi
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Chiara Mariti
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Adriana Olmos-Hernández
Division of Biotechnology-Bioterio and Experimental Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra (INR-LGII), Mexico City 14389, Mexico
Julio Martínez-Burnes
Animal Health Group, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Victoria City 87000, Mexico
Ismael Hernández-Ávalos
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli 54714, Mexico
Jose Sánchez-Millán
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli 54714, Mexico
Angelo Gazzano
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
This study aims to determine the effect of the weight of bitches on liveborn and stillbirth puppies from eutocic births, and physiological blood alterations during the first minute postpartum. A total of 52 female dogs were evaluated and distributed in four categories: C1 (4.0–8.0 kg, n = 19), C2 (8.1–16.0 kg, n = 16), C3 (16.1–32.0 kg, n = 11), and C4 (32.1–35.8 kg, n = 6). The dams produced 225 liveborn puppies and 47 were classified as stillbirth type II. Blood samples were taken from the umbilical vein to evaluate the concentration of gases, glucose, lactate, calcium, hematocrit levels, and blood pH. The liveborn puppies in C2, C3, and C4 had more evident physiological alterations (hypercapnia, acidosis) than those in C1 (p 16.1 kg in eutocic births, there is a higher risk of intrapartum physiological alterations and death. The results of this study allowed us to identify that the weight of dams before birth determines the weight of the puppies at birth.
