The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation

Author:

Mota-Rojas Daniel1ORCID,Marcet-Rius Míriam2ORCID,Domínguez-Oliva Adriana1ORCID,Martínez-Burnes Julio3ORCID,Lezama-García Karina1ORCID,Hernández-Ávalos Ismael4ORCID,Rodríguez-González Daniela1ORCID,Bienboire-Frosini Cécile5ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, Mexico

2. Department of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Research Institute in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology (IRSEA), 84400 Apt, France

3. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Victoria City 87000, Mexico

4. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuautitlán 54714, Mexico

5. Department of Molecular Biology and Chemical Communication, Research Institute in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology (IRSEA), 84400 Apt, France

Abstract

Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present. In addition to parturition, the functions in which OXT is also involved in mammals include the induction of maternal behavior, including imprinting and maternal care, social cognition, and affiliative behavior, which can affect allo-parental care. The present article aimed to analyze the role of OXT and the neurophysiologic regulation of this hormone during parturition, how it can promote or impair maternal behavior and bonding, and its importance in lactation in domestic animals.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology

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