Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú y đề tài: A survey of dystocia in the Boxer breed. | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica BioMed Central Research A survey of dystocia in the Boxer breed Catharina Linde Forsberg 1 and Gunilla Persson2 Open Access Address Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Reproduction Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Box 7054 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SE-750 07 Uppsala Sweden and 2Regional Animal Hospital in Helsingborg PO Box 20097 SE-250 23 Helsingborg Sweden Email Catharina Linde Forsberg - Gunilla Persson - Corresponding author Published 21 March 2007 Received 20 March 2007 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49 8 doi l75l-0l47-49-8 Accepted 21 March 2007 This article is available from http content 49 l 8 2007 Linde Forsberg and Persson licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Dystocia occurs more commonly in some breeds of dogs than others. The Boxer breed is one of the highrisk breeds for whelping problems. The aim of this study was to document some reproductive parameters and the frequency of dystocia in Boxers. Methods Two questionnaires were sent to the breeders of Boxers in Sweden during 1994 to 1997. Data from 253 whelpings and 1671 pups was received which constitutes of all Boxer litters registered with the Swedish Kennel Club during these years. Data was analysed using Chisquare test and Fischer s exact test. Results Dystocia occurred in 32 of the individual bitches and in of all the whelpings. Caesarian section was performed in of all the whelpings and in of the cases of dystocia. Medical treatment was tried in 20 cases but was successful only in 5 25 . The dystocia was of maternal origin in and of
