title: Parturition in the camel (Camelus dromedarius) and some behavioral aspects of their newborn.
abstract: Symptoms of approaching parturition and the stage of parturition were described for eight pluriparous camels. The average time for the complete process of parturition was 373.9 +/- 38.2 min. The body weights at birth of the newborn males and females were 31.3 +/- 1.69 and 24.5 +/- 2.5 kg, respectively. Standing and first suckling by the neonatal camels occurred at 68.6 +/- 6.2 and 98.6 +/- 11.3 min, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000481:Allantoin; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001835:Body Weight; D002162:Camelus / Q000502:physiology*; D002823:Chorion; D005260:Female; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000481:Allantoin