The recorded history of a beagle breeding colony, showing the number and types of congenital abnormality, occurring over an eight-year period, is described. Particular reference is made to some 1 500 progeny, representing five generations related to a single stud dog, in which a higher proportion of abnormalities occurred than in the rest of the colony.
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