![Normal Neonate.](images/po00388.jpg)
Normal Neonate.
Newborn piglet, still wet, looking for a nipple. It is on a heating mat.
Smith MC (2010)
![Intact Umbilical Cords.](images/po00439.jpg)
Intact Umbilical Cords.
Freshly delivered piglets, still wet, and still attached to the fetal membranes by their umbilical cords.
Smith MC (2010)
![Neonate with Placenta.](images/po00440.jpg)
Neonate with Placenta.
Neonate with intact umbilical cord and part of the fetal membranes.
Smith MC (2011)
![Stillborn with Placenta.](images/po00441.jpg)
Stillborn with Placenta.
While some piglets are already nursing the fetal membranes and one stillborn neonate are delivered. Nursing stimulates oxytocin release.
Smith MC (2011)
![Oxygen Administration.](images/po00157.jpg)
Oxygen Administration.
Neonates with a heartbeat but poor respiratory efforts are given supplemental oxygen via the nares.
Prado TM (2007)
![Nursing Piglets.](images/po00240.jpg)
Nursing Piglets.
Hampshire piglets nursing. Piglets usually select a favorite nipple by Day 3. They will fight to keep that site. Smaller pigs unable to secure a nipple can starve. Often these pigs are transfered to a sow with spare nipples. Producers like to select gilts with at least 14 nipples.
Evans LE (2009)
![Nursing Piglets.](images/po00429.jpg)
Nursing Piglets.
Piglets usually select a favorite nipple by Day 3. They will fight to keep that site. Smaller pigs unable to secure a nipple can starve. Often these pigs are transfered to a sow with spare nipples. Producers like to select gilts with at least 14 nipples.
Smith MC (2011)
![Initial Nursing.](images/po00430.jpg)
Initial Nursing.
Newborn piglets actively nursing. There is still evidence of umbilical vessels. Sow on grate for sanitary reasons.
Smith MC (2011)
![Ear Hematoma.](images/po00039.jpg)
Ear Hematoma.
The piglet in the center has a hematoma of the right ear due to sucking by its siblings.
Utrecht (1976)
![Swollen Vulva.](images/po00269.jpg)
Swollen Vulva.
Day-old piglet with a hyperemic and swollen vulva as a result of the estrogen rise in the mother near the time of parturition.
Evans LE (2009)
![Hyperemic Vulva.](images/po00270.jpg)
Hyperemic Vulva.
Day-old piglet on the right with a hyperemic and swollen vulva compared to a normal litter mate. The swelling is a result of the rise in estrogen concentration in the dam near the end of gestation.
Evans LE (2009)
![Occluded Umbilical Cord.](images/po00271.jpg)
Occluded Umbilical Cord.
Knot in the umbilical cord in a stillborn pig. The knot became tight enough to fully occlude the blood flow which led to asphyxiation of the fetus.
Evans LE (2009)
![Weeping Umbilical Cord.](images/po00272.jpg)
Weeping Umbilical Cord.
Weeping navel in a day-old pig causing it to bleed out. The pig was housed on saw dust. Possibly due to vitamin K deficiency.
Evans LE (2009)
![Normal Dry Umbilicus.](images/po00273.jpg)
Normal Dry Umbilicus.
Normal umbilical contracture in a day-old pig.
Evans LE (2009)
![Amniotic Membrane Remnants.](images/po00431.jpg)
Amniotic Membrane Remnants.
Remnants of dry amniotic membranes on this newborn piglet.
Smith MC (2011)
![Anemic Neonate.](images/po00274.jpg)
Anemic Neonate.
Anemic pig after bleed out caused by post-farrowing umbilical bleeding.
Evans LE (2009)
![Stillborn Piglet.](images/po00411.jpg)
Stillborn Piglet.
Delayed delivery of a hemolysed stillborn piglet.
Smith MC (2011)
![Retained Piglet.](images/po00447.jpg)
Retained Piglet.
Stillborn piglet delivered 1 day after its litter mates.
Smith MC (2011)
![Post-castration Hernia.](images/po00586.jpg)
Post-castration Hernia.
Herniation of the intestines via the incision after castration.
Smith MC (2013)
![Post-castration Hernia.](images/po00587.jpg)
Post-castration Hernia.
Herniation of the intestines via the left incision after castration.
Smith MC (2013)
![Post-castration Hernia.](images/po00588.jpg)
Post-castration Hernia.
Herniation of the intestines via the left incision after castration.
Smith MC (2013)