新疾病：母羊生殖应激及其综合征

doi:10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2022.12.004

Abstract

Abstract: The reproductive stress of ewes mainly includes active reproductive stress, passive reproductive stress, and fetal intrauterine stress. Appropriate reproductive stress is an important physiological basis for normal estrus, maintenance of pregnancy, initiation of parturition, and smooth lactation. However, long-term or excessive reproductive stress causes metabolic disorders, immune function damage, reproductive disorders, and fetus or lamb development retardation. This series of diseases and clinical manifestations that can cause maternal health damage has been defined as “ewe’s reproductive stress syndrome”. This paper defines ewe’s reproductive stress and ewe’s reproductive stress syndrome and discusses the comprehensive clinical application of the reproductive stress theory, which provided a theoretical basis for preventing and treating reproductive diseases (such as toxemia during pregnancy, postpartum anestrus, endometritis, etc.).

Key words: ewe’s reproductive stress, reproductive stress syndrome, pregnancy toxemia, metabolic disorders in ewes, ewe

CLC Number:

S857.2

WANG Ji, LIU Xiangyan, LI Xiaowen, LI Rongfang, WEN Lixin. New Disease: Ewe’s Reproductive Stress and Its Syndrome[J]. Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica, 2022, 53(12): 4159-4171.

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