Sentences with phrase «disease than the breed»

A negative number means the dog has a lower genetic risk of disease than the breed average.

Not exact matches

Through clinical follow up of dogs genetically at risk, the research team was able to confirm that several disorders cause the same disease signs also in other than previously described breeds.

Mice bred to carry a gene variant found in a third of ALS patients have a faster disease progression and die sooner than mice with the standard genetic model of the disease, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

The first detailed genetic comparison of purebred domestic dogs promises to rewrite the textbooks with new information about breed classification and insights that may improve canine health by boosting understanding of the more than 350 inherited disorders, including cancer, heart disease, epilepsy, blindness and deafness, which affect dogs.

In a Buck Institute study, Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D., found that Thioflavin T (aka ThT or Basic Yellow 1), a dye used in labs to detect damaged proteins in Alzheimer's, extended life span in healthy nematode worms by more than 50 percent and slowed Alzheimer's in worms bred to mimic aspects of the disease.

They now have two generations of piglets bred to resist Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, also known as «blue ear disease», which costs the swine industry # 120 million (more than $ 150 million) a year.

Some cat breeds appear to be more prone to illness and disease than others, pet insurance company, Trupanion, gives us the lowdown.

FACT: Trap, Neuter, & Release (TNR) is an even bigger abject failure because these man - made ecological disasters can not be trapped faster than they exponentially breed out of control, and they also continue the cruelly annihilate all native wildlife (from the smallest of prey up to the top predators that are starved to death), and the cats continue to spread many deadly diseases that they carry today — FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO VACCINES AGAINST THEM.

For both male and female Rotties spayed or neutered before one year of age, there was a one in four lifetime risk for bone cancer, and the sterilized animals were significantly more likely to develop the disease than intact dogs of the same breed.

Certain cat breeds are more prone to developing this disease than others.

Golden retrievers, cocker spaniels, Labrador retrievers, schnauzers, Westies, wheaten terriers, and all the setters tend to have more ear diseases than other breeds, but all dogs can contract the infection at some point in their lives.

My current dog is a male and I don't intend to neuter him as his breed, Boston Terrier, has several diseases like Cushings and torn ligaments than can be linked to being s / n.

Other breeds that represent higher than typical incidence of this disease include: Bedlington Terriers, Doberman Pinschers, Skye Terriers, Standard Poodles, and West Highland White Terriers.

Other dogs are prone to autoimmune thyroiditis, and Addison's Disease, while uncommon, still is seen 10 times more often than in other breeds.

Some breeds of dogs have higher rates of heart disease than others.

Though some say that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than pure breeds simply because they have a larger gene pool, if both parent breeds are prone to the same diseases a mixed breed will have a higher risk for getting those diseases.

Other than having a sensitive stomach, this breed does not have any common diseases and tends to be very healthy.

Pancreatitis can occur in any dog but some breeds are more susceptible to this disease than others, including the miniature schnauzer, miniature poodle, and cocker spaniel.

Joint diseases like hip and elbow dysplasia are less common in Ridgebacks than in many other large breeds.

Yes, some breeds do develop this disease more commonly than others.

Other breeds of dogs with higher than normal rates of heart disease include Dachshund, Doberman Pinscher, Great Dane, and small breeds in general.

Dr. Mehl has authored more than 25 publications in peer - reviewed journals covering many surgical diseases such as laryngeal disorders and treatment, adrenal tumors, bone tumors, liver shunts in small and large breed dogs, kidney transplantation, feline ureteral surgery, episoplasty in dogs, laparoscopic surgery, tracheal surgery and thoracic surgery.

Finally, certain breeds, such as Himalayans, may be more prone to skin disease than other breeds of cats.

Most purebred cats are healthy, but certain breeds are more prone to particular diseases than others.

In some breeds, the show dog community has been more diligent in trying to eradicate these diseases than the working dog community.

Pancreatitis can occur in any cat, but some breeds are more susceptible to the disease than others, including the Siamese.

Heart disease in pets, specifically older pets or certain breeds, is more common than many people realize.

Saint Bernards are more prone to this disease than any other breed.

All dogs have heart disease in their genetic history, however the Cavalier often shows signs earlier than most other breeds and therefore the studies in Cavaliers have been more extensive than other breeds.

Even though mixed breeds tend to be hardier than purebred dogs, without knowing what breeds are in your dog's makeup, you can't know what diseases to which he might be genetically predisposed.

Some dog breeds like Labradors, Beagles, Poodles, Terriers, Dachshunds and German Shepherds are more susceptible to Cushing's Disease than others.

Purebred cat breeds are more prone to genetic diseases than mixed breed domestic cats due to the fact that the gene population that they come from is smaller.

The disease PRA causes an abnormal ERG that can be measured earlier in some breeds than in others.

The idea that a mixed - breed dog is likely to have fewer genetic diseases than a purebred is a misconception.

The condition is clearly more prevalent in some breeds than in others, and a genetic predisposition is probably involved in the expression of the disease.

The findings from surveys performed by the late George A. Padgett, DVM, Veterinary Pathologist & Professor Emeritus at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Michigan State University and author of Control of Canine Genetic Diseases, indicate that mixed - breed dogs have more genetic diseases than purebred dogs.

The occurrence of renal disease in young Shih - Tzu puppies and the fact that usually more than one puppy in a litter and in some instances, the entire litter is affected leads us to suspect it is inherited and that every effort should be made by Shih - Tzu breeders to avoid breeding any stock whose former offspring have been affected.

For example, Cocker Spaniels are more prone to certain diseases, like IMHA (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia), than other breeds, so this is something this Cocker mom watches for and hopes never occurs.

These cats often have dental disease that is more severe or progresses more rapidly than in other breeds.

Unless purchased from hunting sources, they tend to have more allergic skin diseases than other breeds so be sure that both parents are over 2.5 yrs old and have good coats.

After more than six centuries, the tradition of using the pedigree continues to be the primary breeding tool of breeders based on the logic that when the frequency of a trait or disease occurs among several the ancestors it signals that something is likely to be heritable.

Some pedigree breeds are much more inbred than others and so, in theory, would be at greater risk of having inherited diseases present.

In some breeds a large number of different inherited diseases have been identified, but this usually reflects more widespread surveillance and testing within these breeds rather than necessarily a higher frequency of inherited diseases.

PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) is the most commonly diagnosed congenital heart defect in the breed, and a neurological disease called «white shaker dog syndrome» occurs more commonly in Maltese than any other breed.

And it is true that some breeds seem more prone to Black Skin Disease than others, with Pomeranians leading the pack.

Mitral valve disease is the most common heart disorder in older dogs of all breeds, affecting more than one third of dogs over 10 years of age.

The disease seems to have a consistent pattern among the breeds identified so far, although lesions in the Coton de Tulear are often more serious and seem to remain longer than in some of the other CMR - affected breeds.

The Sheltie may be a rare exception to the rule, that better than 99 % of any simply inherited disease in a breed is caused by one mutation.

But this is confounded by genetics: For example, small breed dogs tend to have more severe dental disease than large dogs.

Breeds where this disease is seen more often than others include cocker spaniels, English springer spaniels, collies, poodles and miniature schnauzers.