PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCE OF AGE AND BREED ON PROSTATIC DISEASES IN DOGS

Authors

  • KIREN MENON Department of Animal Reproduction Gynaecology and Obstetrics Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore-24
  • M DEVARAJ
  • A KRISHNASWAMY
  • T G HONNAPPA

Keywords:

Dog, Prostate, Prevalence, Age, Breed

Abstract

A study was conducted to screen the prevalence of prostatic diseases in intact male dogs over the age of five
years and effect of age and breed on the incidence of the• disease. An overall incidence of 1.34 percent was
recorded in the present study. Dobermann (8.1%), GSD (3.31%) and Non- descript/Mongrel dogs (1.98%) were the only three breeds affected by the disease among the screened dogs. Average age of the affected animals was 8.70±0. 76 years with a range of 5-13 years.

Downloads

Published

2011-06-30

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2011): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction (Jan-jun)

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

MENON, K., DEVARAJ, M., KRISHNASWAMY, A., & HONNAPPA, T.G. (2011). PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCE OF AGE AND BREED ON PROSTATIC DISEASES IN DOGS. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 32(1), 59–60. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/4835