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The females of the control group (n=12) were fed a traditional diet. From all the animals blood was collected at the onset of heat, 14 days later and on the 30th day of the gestation to estimate folic acid concentration. In trial 2, the prevalence of CP\/CL cases in litters from pregnancies before and after supplementation was compared. The percentage of puppies with CL\/CP after supplementation decreased in both Pugs and Chihuahua puppies (10.86% and 15.78% vs. 4.76% and 4.8% respectively). On Day 0, the concentrations of folic acid were at a low physiological level (around 8 ng\/ml) in all the animals. In bitches of the experimental group the blood level of folic acid on day 14th and 30th of the treatment showed an increase in both breeds (13.65 \u00b1 4.27 ng\/ml in Pugs, 10.79 \u00b1 2.84 ng\/ml in Chihuahuas, and 14.94 \u00b1 3.22 ng\/ml in Pugs, 12.95 \u00b1 3.58 in Chihuahuas, respectively) while in the control group, this level decreased with time of gestation both in Pugs and in Chihuahuas (around 6 ng\/ml). Folic acid supplementation seems to be a simple, effective preventive method to reduce the risk of CL\/CP, especially in the predisposed breeds.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2478\/pjvs-2013-0005","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,5,30]],"date-time":"2013-05-30T20:41:06Z","timestamp":1369946466000},"page":"33-37","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Oral folic acid supplementation decreases palate and\/or lip cleft occurrence in Pug and Chihuahua puppies and elevates folic acid blood levels in pregnant 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