The incidence and type of congenital abnormalities occurring in a closed beagle colony over a 7-year period is recorded. Examination included I 360 pups at birth, 758 of which were also autopsied at an age of about 20 months: 9 major abnormalities and 6 cases of cryptorchidism were found, an overall incidence of 1.1 %. BERICHT UBER KONGENITALE ABWEICHUNGEN IN EINER BEAGLE-KOLONIE Wahrend einer Periode von 7 Jahren wurden in einer Beagle-Kolonie 1 360 junge Runde bei der Geburt untersucht und die Anzahl und Art etwaiger Abweichungen aufgezeichnet. Von diesen RUndchen wurden 758 im Alter von 20 Monaten autopsiert. lnsgesamt wurden dabei 9 grossere Abweichungen und 6 Faile von Kryptorchidie beobachtet, d.h. 1.1%.
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