This article is part of the supplement: Perinatal Death In Domestic Animals: The 20th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet)

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Canine neonatal mortality in four large breeds

Astrid Indrebø^1,2 , Cathrine Trangerud¹ and Lars Moe¹

¹Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep, N-0033 Oslo, Norway

²Norwegian Kennel Club, P.O. Box 163 Bryn, N-0611 Oslo, Norway

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from Perinatal Death In Domestic Animals: The 20th Symposium of the Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Cooperation (NKVet)
Reykjavik, Iceland. 26–27 April 2007

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007, 49(Suppl 1):S2doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-S1-S2

Published:	12 December 2007

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The canine neonatal period refers to the first 2–3 weeks of life. The rate of stillbirth and neonatal death is known to be relatively high in dogs. The few studies that has been published indicate a mortality of 17–30% within the first 8 weeks of life [1-6]. Stillbirth and death within the first week post partum was responsible for the majority of the puppy losses in these studies.