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Number of puppies alive at birth and seven weeks of age, number of stillborn puppies and average birth weight in each of the 15 study litters
| Litter numbers: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of alive at birth | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 94 |
| Number of stillborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Number of alive at 7 weeks | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 83 |
| Average birth weight (g) | 390 | 517 | 533 | 625 | 505 | 551 | 613 | 518 | 500 | 420 | 564 | 547 | 487 | 472 | 470 | 516 |
