Observations on the birth of goats
1995
Ramirez, A. (Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.) | Quiles, A. | Hevia, M. | Sotillo, F.
The parturient behavior of 90 Murciano-Granadina goats was analyzed. Hourly frequencies of births showed a unimodal distribution with a maximum number of births between 10:00 and 18:00 h (74.45%). Twenty-four births (26.66%) took place with the goat standing, and sixty-six births (73.33%) took place with the goat recumbent. Fetuses were presented head-first (80.95%), breech (14.97%) and forelegs first (4.08%). Length of labor was 19.49 min for single birth and 30.36 min for twins (first born and second born, 14.52 and 15.84 min, respectively). Time for complete expulsion of placental tissue for goats with single and twin births was 86.58 +/- 4.93 and 106.57 +/- 4.80 min, respectively. Finally, placentophagy for goats with single or twin births was: total ingestion (0%; 0%), partial ingestion (33.33%; 52%), licking (46 67%; 36%), and no contact (20%; 12%), respectively
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