title: [Effect of an antepartum administration of prednisolone on the early postnatal mortality of piglets in relation to the body condition of the sow].
abstract: In a single large pig production unit of 6000 breeding sows, 2 groups of 100 sows each were formed at random on the 110th day of pregnancy. Each group was evaluated and divided according to body condition in three subgroups. The groups were treated as follows: Group 1 received a 100 mg single intramuscular dose of prednisolone on the 113th day of pregnancy. Group 2 received a 3 ml single intramuscular dose of physiologic NaCl solution on the 113th day of pregnancy. The parameter "piglets born alive" and the parameter "early postnatal death" were evaluated. The parameter "piglets born alive" shows no significant difference between group 1 and 2. Group 1 showed significantly less early postnatal death compared to group 2. In contrast to other studies, the fat sows of the subgroups 5 in groups 1 and 2 showed no significant difference.
authors.affiliation: Kleintierklinik, Dübendorf, Schweiz.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bilkei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000662:veterinary; D009026:Mortality; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone
vernacular_title: Einfluss einer antepartal verabreichten Prednisolongabe auf die frühpostnatale Sterblichkeit der Ferkel in Abhängigkeit von der Körperkondition der Muttersau.