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Effect of inbreeding on fertility traits in five dog breeds

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  • Joanna Kania-Gierdziewicz
  • Sylwia Pałka

    (Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland)

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The aim of the study was to analyze retrospectively the influence of inbreeding on fertility traits in five dog breeds: German Shepherd dog (GSD), Golden (GR) and Labrador (LR) Retrievers, Beagle and the Tatra Shepherd dog (TSD). The data were 436 litters, with the total of 2560 puppies: 1307 males and 1206 females. The parents of the litters were 163 dogs and 228 bitches. For each litter the litter size, number of male and female puppies, sex ratio, and sex difference were calculated. The fixed effects of breed, of litter birth year and linear regression coefficients on litter and parents' inbreeding were included in the linear model for litter traits. The correlations between litter traits and litter parents' inbreeding were also estimated. The average litter size was 5.87 (± 2.53) for all breeds. GSD had the smallest average litter size differences in years and the lowest fluctuations of sex ratio with litter size. In other dog breeds those differences were much bigger. The difference between the number of male and female offspring in a litter depended on the breed. The lowest percentage of inbred parents was found for LR, and the highest for TSD. Mating non-inbred animals, in most cases also unrelated, was frequent in all breeds. The inbreeding level of parents had significant influence on the litter traits only for TSD. For the Beagles low, positive and significant correlation between the number of female offspring in a litter and the dam's inbreeding level and the sex ratio below 0.5 suggests sex ratio disturbance. The correlation coefficients between litter inbreeding and litter size for majority of examined dog breeds were positive but not significant. The conclusion is that in Poland at first obligatory monitoring of the inbreeding level for all breeds should be applied.

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  • Joanna Kania-Gierdziewicz & Sylwia Pałka, 2019. "Effect of inbreeding on fertility traits in five dog breeds," Czech Journal of Animal Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 64(3), pages 118-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjs:v:64:y:2019:i:3:id:104-2017-cjas
    DOI: 10.17221/104/2017-CJAS
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    1. J. Šichtař & A. Dokoupilová & L. Vostrý & R. Rajmon & F. Jílek, 2016. "Factors affecting reproductive efficiency in German Shepherd bitches producing litters for Police of the Czech Republic," Czech Journal of Animal Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 61(12), pages 578-585.
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