Abstract
Parasitic and infectious diseases can cause embryonic losses (abortions), as well as stillborn or weak newborn puppies. Bovine herpesvirus infections, Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii, Brucella spp and Leptospira spp are notoriously known as etiologic agents of reproductive disorders in large animals. In dogs, rarely, fetal/abortion and neonatal death are related to these agents or the…