Sentences with phrase «disorders than purebred dogs»

Despite the commonly held notion that mixed - breed dogs display fewer inherited disorders than purebred dogs [2 — 5], actual data suggests a more nuanced interpretation.

Not exact matches

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.

First know that, as a result of their breeding, purebred dogs very often have genetic disorders and medical issue predispositions, certainly no less often than shelter dogs.

Only one disorder — cranial cruciate ligament rupture — was more likely in mixed - breed dogs than purebred dogs.

Many people suggest that purebred dogs are more prone to genetic disorders than mixed breed dogs.

Although purebred dogs do have a higher incidence of some inherited disorders, they are no more likely to develop many serious health conditions, such as cancer, heart disorders and endocrine disorders, than mixed breed dogs.

It is known that many individual breeds show a higher than expected frequency of some disorders [7 — 10] suggesting that the higher prevalence of those disorders may be restricted to discrete subsets of the purebred dog population.

Although it is commonly assumed that purebred dogs are more prone to inherited (genetic) disorders than mixed - breed dogs, the data suggest that this distinction is not quite so categorical.

The ability to record health data for defined breeds has simultaneously permitted genetic dissection of particular disorders and bolstered the implicit assumption that purebred dogs are more prone to inherited disorders than mixed - breed dogs [2 — 5].