Female Canine Sexual Behavior

Beaver, Bonnie V.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-4160-5419-1.00006-7

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“…After CS, maternal behavior was not or not immediately present in 34.6% of the bitches. This fi nding has already been described in the literature: a bitch may ignore her pups as a possible complication after CS, or when the pups are delivered before 57 days of gestation (Beaver, 2009). In this study, the size of the English bulldog litters was six on average.…”

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Voortplanting bij de Engelse buldog: een enquête bij fokkers

Wydooghe¹,

Berghmans²,

Rijsselaere³

et al. 2013

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

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Dystocia may occur in all dog breeds, but the English bulldog is predisposed because of its conformation and specific problems such as anasarca pups. In this study, the frequency of abnormal pups and breeding problems in English bulldogs was investigated by a questionnaire containing information on 39 bitches in total. In 74.4% of these bitches, artificial insemination was performed. At the end of gestation, 25.8% of the bitches suffered from respiratory problems and partial anorexia. The average duration of gestation was 58.7 days counted from the first day of mating. Caesarean section was performed in 94.8% of the cases, with natural delivery in only 5.2% of the bitches. In this study, the average litter size was six pups. Thirteen percent of the pups were stillborn, 8.2% of the pups alive were deformed, with palatoschisis (38.8%) and anasarca (27.7%) being the most commonly observed abnormalities. Ten percent of the pups died before the age of weaning.

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confidence: 66%