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increase after about day , with lung surfactant increasing greatly, in response, by about day , [ ] and although lamb fetal cortisol is mostly of maternal origin during the first days, % or more is of fetal origin by day of gestation. [ ] although the timing of fetal cortisol concentration elevation in sheep
may vary somewhat, it averages about days before the onset of labor. [ ] in several livestock species (e.g. cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs), the surge of fetal cortisol late in gestation triggers the onset of parturition by removing the progesterone block of cervical dilation and myometrial contraction...
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