1. BURMESE CAT CLUB
KITTEN DATA SURVEY

2. PURPOSE OF BCC KITTEN DATA SURVEY
To continually monitor the health of the breed – we need a starting point. Not trying to prove or disprove anything.
Mainly anecdotal evidence was available
Need for some baseline statistics so we can monitor any negative long term changes
Average birth weights, litter sizes, no. of C-sections, no. of stillbirths, FCK? kitten mortality - all are useful indicators of the overall health of the breed.
Will imported genes make a difference?
More data means more reliable overall statistics.
INTRODUCTION -
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Litter Data
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Litter Data
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5. Average Birth Weights (grams)
Average weights overall Male – 88.6g Female – 84.5g
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Average litter size
Overall average litter size ≈ 4.4 live kittens per litter
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7. Litter size by month of birth
June is busting out all over!
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8. Birth weight by month of birth
Do more kittens per litter result in lower than average 86.5 g birth weight (m/f combined)? Unclear. Feb, June & Oct show largest litter sizes.
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9. % Kittens with FCK by Year 2013-2015
Overall rate 5.97% of kittens Lower than anticipated?? Double checked available stats. Does not include stillbirths. Need more data from breeders
Overall % FCK kittens over 3 years = 5.97%
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10. Overall % stillborn kittens by Year 2013 - 2015
2014 showed significantly higher rate of stillbirths. Reason not known, evenly spread across all litters. Statistical blip?? Not known reduced
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11. C – section rates per year 2013 - 2015
Variable rates. Overall rate better, inexperienced breeders? Cautious vets?
OVERALL C-SECTION RATE OVER 3 YEARS %
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12. HOW BURMESE BREEDERS CAN CONTRIBUTE
Weigh kittens at birth (in grams please!) – note any with FCK, stillbirths, bad hernias, other serious faults etc
Weigh kittens again at 12 weeks
Fill in both data survey forms – post or to Mrs Dell (both together if sent anonymously)
Anonymous data is fine. Breeder’s name or Prefix are not required and completely optional
Reluctance to divulge information about poor litters can sway statistics – important that we receive this data to get more accurate statistics
We are NOT concerned with individual breeders but the OVERALL breed health.
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