Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8427777 | Theriogenology | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Precise prediction of the time of onset of parturition in the bitch is of clinical importance. Many parturition management cases in clinical practice are presented in the last two weeks of pregnancy without a reliable estimate of the parturition date. The aim of this study was to assess the value of a single progesterone level in the blood plasma from a preparturient bitch to predict the time of onset of parturition. The temporal relationship between the decrease in the plasma progesterone levels and the time of cervical dilatation (TCD)-which correlates to the onset of stage 1 of parturition-was evaluated in 25 bitches in the preparturient period. Among bitches destined to reach TCD within 12Â h there is a 2% probability of having a plasma progesterone level of 15.8Â nmoL/L or above and a 6% probability of having a level of 8.7Â nmoL/L or above. Conversely, if the level is below 8.7Â nmoL/L there is a 99% probability of reaching TCD within 48Â h and if the level is below 3.18Â nmoL/L there is a 100% probability of reaching TCD within 24Â h. These results allow the veterinary obstetrician to make prompt decisions in the management of parturition.
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Authors
K.G.M. De Cramer, J.O. Nöthling,