Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Placental retention in a bonobo (Pan paniscus).
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Halbwax, Michel et al.
- Affiliation:
- Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · Germany
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This case report describes the first placental retention in an 11-year-old female bonobo (Pan paniscus) following the delivery of a healthy infant. METHODS: After unsuccessful medical treatment with oxytocin, the placenta was manually extracted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Both the dam and infant survived.
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