Publication: Stillbirths in Macaca fascicularis
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2008-08-01
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16000684
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00472565
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2-s2.0-48649109947
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Medical Primatology. Vol.37, No.4 (2008), 169-172
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Wacharaporn Sesbuppha, Surachai Chantip, Edward J. Dick, Natalia E. Schlabritz-Loutsevitch, Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza, Stephanie D. Butler, Patrice A. Frost, Gene B. Hubbard Stillbirths in Macaca fascicularis. Journal of Medical Primatology. Vol.37, No.4 (2008), 169-172. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0684.2007.00275.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18713
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Stillbirths in Macaca fascicularis
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Backgrounds: Stillbirths in non-human primates are a major problem and represent failure of the maternal-fetal-placental unit to maintain normal relationships because of various endogenous, undetermined or environmental factors. Methods: Records of 236 stillborns and their dams in a Macaca fascicularis colony during a 7-year period were reviewed retrospectively. Results: The 7-year stillbirth incidence was 11.99% (236 stillbirths, 1967 live births). Most (61.02%, n = 144) were of undetermined etiology. Fetal causes included trauma (22.46%, n = 53), fetal pneumonia (0.85%, n = 2) and congenital anomalies (0.42%, n = 1). Maternal causes included dystocia (9.75%, n = 23) and uterine rupture (0.42%, n = 1). Forty-nine placentas were available for histologic evaluation; there was placentitis in five, necrosis in five and placental abruption in two. Most stillbirths occurred close to term. First stillbirths usually occurred in 8- to 12-year-old animals during the first six pregnancies. Conclusions: Most stillbirths were of undetermined etiology. Fetal trauma was the most common cause. © Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard.