Effects of anesthetics and foster mother experience on survival rate of cesarean derived, foster suckled rat pups.
Pregnant rats were anesthetized with carbon dioxide or a ketamine/xylazine combination prior to euthanasia and cesarean section. Another group of pregnant rats was allowed to deliver their litters normally. Litters from all groups were placed with experienced or inexperienced foster mothers. There did not appear to be any significant difference in survival rates of pups fostered to experienced mothers when comparing the three groups. Survival rates for pups fostered to inexperienced mothers were lower than those for pups fostered to experienced mothers.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling / Q000254:growth & development; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats / Q000254:growth & development*; D014991:Xylazine / Q000494:pharmacology
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D014991:Xylazine; D007649:Ketamine