Table 2 |
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Number of stillborn puppies per litter in relation to litter size and duration of parturition (hours from birth of the first to the last puppy). |
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Litter size
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Duration of parturition (hours)
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|
|
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No. stillborn puppies per litter
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n of litters
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SD
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n of litters
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|
SD
|
|
0
|
65
|
6.9
|
2.9
|
55
|
7.0
|
4.2
|
1
|
12
|
8.7
|
1.9
|
10
|
10.6
|
4.2
|
2
|
8
|
8.4
|
2.5
|
7
|
9.1
|
2.6
|
3
|
9
|
9.1
|
2.4
|
9
|
18.2
|
7.8
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>3
|
4
|
10.3
|
3.9
|
3
|
22.7
|
6.6
|
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Sum/mean
|
98
|
7.6
|
2.9
|
84
|
9.5
|
6.9
|
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Indrebø et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49(Suppl 1):S2 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-S1-S2
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