Determination of Gestation Time in Dogs by Measurement of Foetal Size

Nela Vargová; Alexandra Dohnal; Slavomír Horňák; Gabriela Kacková; Alexandra Valenčáková; Ľubica Horňáková

doi:10.2478/fv-2025-0004

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Determination of Gestation Time in Dogs by Measurement of Foetal Size

Folia Veterinaria

Volume 69 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)

By: Nela Vargová, Alexandra Dohnal, Slavomír Horňák, Gabriela Kacková, Alexandra Valenčáková and Ľubica Horňáková

Open Access

|Mar 2025

Abstract

Establishing the gestation period in pregnant dogs is important to minimize neonatal loss and complications. This study aimed to predict the day of parturition using ultrasound to measure the inner chorionic cavity (ICC), biparietal parameter (BP) and crown to rump length (CRL) in 10 pregnant dogs. The measurements were taken once between days 21–34 of gestation. The results were inserted into various formulas to calculate days before parturition (DBP) and compared with actual parturition dates. The ICC measurement, using Luvoni and Grioni’s and Groppetti et al.’s formulas, showed the highest accuracy (94 %). The study enhances methods for predicting parturition in dogs, improving prenatal care and reducing neonatal losses.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2453-7837 | Journal ISSN: 0015-5748

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Language: English

Page range: 25 - 36

Submitted on: Oct 1, 2024

Accepted on: Feb 25, 2025

Published on: Mar 26, 2025

Published by: The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

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Keywords:

dog,

formula,

Related subjects:

Microbiology and virology,

Medicine,

Veterinary medicine

© 2025 Nela Vargová, Alexandra Dohnal, Slavomír Horňák, Gabriela Kacková, Alexandra Valenčáková, Ľubica Horňáková, published by The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
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