Infertility in the Bitch
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In comparison to the last 10 or 20 years, veterinarians are now frequently requested to solve fertility problems in the dog, mainly due to the increased popularity of purebred dogs as well as for sentimental or fi nancial reasons. In fact, breeders may be concerned about different kinds of problems which include but are not limited to true infertility (their bitches produce no pups after mating or Artifi cial Insemination), anoestrus or a low prolifi city rate. Many different problems can lead to infertility including hormonal problems, infectious diseases, congenital or acquired defects of the genital tract. We recommend that veterinarians follow a very strict progression, commencing with the most frequent cause to the most uncommon cause. In the bitch, things become even more diffi cult when we realize that apparent infertility can be due to very different situations which prove diffi cult to distinguish, such as lack of fertilization (no union between eggs and sperm) and early embryonic death.
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