Pregnancy Complications and Feto-Maternal Monitoring in Rabbits.

ABSTRACT: Rabbit production holds significant relevance in modern agriculture due to its potential as a sustainable source of high-quality protein and efficient feed conversion, contributing to food security and economic diversification. Nevertheless, studies incorporating feto-maternal monitoring in this species are uncommon. This review gathers research on the monitoring and evaluation of factors affecting rabbit gestation, providing a better understanding of the causes of prenatal development abnormalities. These include studies regarding how chronic maternal hypertension, gestational diabetes, maternal stress, ectopic gestation, maternal uterine ischemia and fetal hypoxia, intrauterine growth restriction, superfetation, maternal age, maternal nutritional status, maternal physical condition, mate

SUBMITTER: Pinto-Pinho P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10610772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature