title: [The effect of management and psychosocial stress on the fetal and postnatal development of the domestic cat].
abstract: A cattery consisting of 31 queens was divided into two groups. Group 1 remained in a location which they were accustomed to for years, while group 2 was exported to an environment of psychosocial and environmental stress. During the following seven months we observed four parturitions in group 1 and five parturitions in group 2. The new-born kittens in group 2 showed a significant lower birth weight and slower weight gain after the third week of lactation than group 1.
authors.affiliation: Kleintierklinik Dübendorf.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bilkei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D001724:Birth Weight; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D015430:Weight Gain
vernacular_title: Der Einfluss des Managements und des psychosozialen Stress auf die fötale und postnatale Entwicklung bei der Hauskatze.