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Table 2 Overview of the interval between first and last mating in successful and unsuccessful breeding attempts

From: Prevalence of cesarean sections in Swiss Bernese Mountain Dogs (2001–2020) and identification of risk factors

n° of matings

Pregnant

Not pregnant

n° dams

Interval (media ± SD)

n°dams

Interval (media ± SD)

1

60

 

42

 

2

229

1.5 ± 0.6 days

71

1.4 ± 0.6 days

3

131

2.8 ± 0.9 days

48

2.8 ± 0.9 days

4

18

3.8 ± 1.1 days

1

4.0 ± 0.0 days

5

2

5.0 ± 0.0 days

2

4.5 ± 0.7 days

  1. n° of matings = number of matings during one oestrus cycle; n° dams = number of dams; Interval (media ± SD) = Interval between the first and the last mating given as a media ± SD in days
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147