Methods and mortality results of a health survey of purebred dogs in the UK

Adams, Vicki; Evans, Katy; Sampson, J.; Wood, James

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00974.x

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“…A dog's breed is also a factor which influences their longevity (Fleming et al, 2011). This is demonstrated in the variation in longevity between breeds; with Great Danes having an average life expectancy of 6.5 years, in comparison to Jack Russell Terriers of 14 -16 years (Palika, 2007;Adams et al, 2010). A dog's body weight and sexual entirety is also correlated to longevity, with smaller dog breeds and neutered individuals typically living longer (Moore et al, 2001;Galis et al, 2007;Greer et al, 2007;Adams et al, 2010).…”

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Identifying suitable detection dogs

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Baxter

Murray

2017

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Identifying suitable detection dogs

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Baxter

Murray

2017

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“…There are an estimated 8.5 to 10.3 million owned cats in the UK, with 19.0-25.5% of households owning a cat (4,5), suggesting substantial population impacts from even moderate welfare gains. Recently, health issues associated with purebred dog breeding have been highlighted (6)(7)(8). However, breed-related disorder predispositions also affect cats (9)(10)(11) and warrant exploration of effects on longevity and mortality (12,13).…”

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Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England

O’Neill

Church

McGreevy

et al. 2014

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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Enhanced knowledge on longevity and mortality in cats should support improved breeding, husbandry, clinical care and disease prevention strategies. The VetCompass research database of primary-care veterinary practice data offers an extensive resource of clinical health information on companion animals in the UK. This study aimed to characterise longevity and mortality in cats and to identify important demographic risk factors for compromised longevity. Crossbred cats were hypothesised to live longer than purebred cats. 3Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the deceased cats. Multivariable linear regression methods investigated risk factor association with longevity in cats that died at or after 5 years of age.From 118,016 cats attending 90 practices in England, 4,009 cats with confirmed deaths were randomly selected for detailed study. Demographic characterisation showed that 3,660 (91.7%) were crossbred, 2,009 (50.7%) were female and 2,599 (64.8%) were neutered. The most frequently attributed causes of mortality in cats of all ages were trauma (12.2%), renal disorder (12.1%), non-specific illness (11.2%), neoplasia (10.8%) and mass lesion disorders (10.2%). Overall, the median longevity was 14.0 years (IQR 9.0-17.0; range 0.0-26.7). Crossbred cats had a higher median longevity than purebred cats (median (IQR) 14.0 years (9.1-17.0) versus 12.5 years (6.1-16.4), P < 0.001) but individual purebred cat breeds varied substantially in longevity. In cats dying at or after 5 years (n = 3,360), being crossbred, lower bodyweight, neutered and non-insured were associated with increased longevity. This study described longevity in cats and identified important causes of mortality and breed-related associations with compromised longevity.

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“…The lifespan of most dog breeds has been described in the past (Adams et al, 2010;O'Neill et al, 2013). The most frequent causes of death, such as cancer, cardiac and urologic diseases and many others, have been described using statistical methods (Bonnett et al, 2005;Fleming et al, 2011).…”

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Longevity of Cane Corso Italiano dog breed and its relationship with hair colour

Korec¹,

Chalupa²,

Hančl³

et al. 2017

Open Vet J.

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The Cane Corso Italiano belongs among the new dog breeds that were fully recognised by Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 2007. For the first time, this study describes a median lifespan using the data of 232 dogs of the Cane Corso Italiano breed collected from kennels and individual owners from 25 countries. The median lifespan of the whole examined group is 9.29 years (IQR 6.98-11.12, IQR = Interquartile Range). This paper is the first to describe the possible relationship between median lifespan and hair colour within one breed. The longest living group is formed by black brindle coloured dogs, with a median of 10.30 years (IQR 8.33-13.00), and brindle coloured dogs, with a median of 10.13 years (IQR 7.12-11.25). The median lifespan of black brindle dogs exceeded the overall median lifespan of all dogs by 1.01 year and the median lifespan of other colour dogs by 2.21 years. Our results suggest a possible way for a prolongation of age at death of the Cane Corso Italiano breed using appropriate breeding. The median lifespan of male Cane Corso Italiano dogs is 9.25 years (IQR 6.97-11.00) and female Cane Corso Italiano dogs 9.33 years (IQR 7.00-11.31). The statistical analysis using the Independent Samples Student’s t test confirmed that the lifespan of female dogs did not exceed the median lifespan of male dogs ( P >0.01).

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Methods and mortality results of a health survey of purebred dogs in the UK

Cited by 212 publications

References 10 publications

Identifying suitable detection dogs

Identifying suitable detection dogs

Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England

Longevity of Cane Corso Italiano dog breed and its relationship with hair colour

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