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Article: Study results from A. Munnich et al provide new insights into reproduction research.
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- Veterinary Week
- Article date:
- August 10, 2009
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"Dystocia is a frequent problem in the dog, with regard to breed-specific factors, litter size, duration of expulsion, various intervals between puppies and various causes of maternal, foetal or combined origin. In the present study, results were obtained from management of 530 dogs of 54 breeds, between 1 and 13 years of age, presented with dystocia over a period of 8 years in an obstetrical clinic with mostly identical diagnostic and therapeutic schedules," scientists writing in the journal Reproduction in Domestic Animals report.
"Data on age of the dam, parturition number, breed size, causes of dystocia, duration of expulsion time, kind of obstetrical aid, ...
<0.001). In the case of medical treatment, medication with oxytocin led to higher puppy losses compared with other medicaments. Older primiparous bitches (>