2003 ABGA Puppy Mortality Survey

Final Results

Topics ABGA NBGA USA Totals England Foreign Grand Totals
# of Surveys Received 41 23 64 13 20 97
# of Litters Reported 281 90 371 132 257 760
# of Puppies Born 989 374 1363 463 972 2798
# of Puppies Born Naturally 552    56% 262    70% 814    60% 345    75% 832    86% 1991    71%
# of Puppies Born C-Section 437    44% 112    30% 549    40% 118    25% 140    14% 807    29%
# of Puppies Born Dead 122    12%  46    12% 168    12% 32    7% 82    8% 282    10%
# of Cleft Palates 43    4% 19    5% 62    5% 19    4% 54    6% 135    5%
# of Screw Tails 36    4%  6    2% 42    3%  1    <1%  2    <1% 45    2%
# of Conjoined Toes 59    6% 11    3% 70    5%  4    <1% 11    <1% 85    3%
# of Hydrocephalia 21    2%  2    <1% 23    2%  4    <1%  3    <1% 30    1%
# of Stenotic Nares 30    3%  7    2% 37    3%  1    <1%  4    <1% 42    2%
# of Total Dead Puppies 253    26% 100    27% 353    26%  65    14% 216    22% 634    23%
# of Total Live Puppies  736    74%  274    73% 1010    74%  398    86%  756    78% 2164    77%
# of Litters Born Naturally 141    50%  55    61% 196    53%  87    66% 208    81% 491    65%
# of Litters Born Natural/C-Section 23    8% 10    11% 33    9% 21    16% 19    8% 73    10%
# of Litters Born C-Section 117    42%  25    28% 142    38%  24    18%  30    11% 196    25%
Average Cost of C-Section $576 $492 $534 $432 $520 $505
Average # of puppies per litter 3.5 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.8
Average # of live puppies per litter 2.6 3.1 2.7 3 2.9 2.9
Average # of dead puppies per litter 0.9 1.1 1 0.5 0.9 0.9
# of Surveys sent verses / received 141  /  41 193  /  23 334  /  64 123  /  13 79  /  20 536  /  97
Total Percentages Surveys Received 29% 12% 19% 11% 25% 18%
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