We will continue accurate phenotyping of aged dogs of other pure breeds to be used as common controls for mapping studies of multiple disorders. (www2.vet.cornell.edu)
Burmese cats are overrepresented, and many other pure breeds are underrepresented, compared to the incidence in domestic cats. (academic.oup.com)
While in many shelters Pit Bulls are over represented in comparison to other pure breeds this is not due to an over population issue but more due to bad internal adoption policies within many humane organizations and of a lack of understanding about the breed resulting in an unnatural deflatation in demand. (pitbullregistry.com)