Engdahl, Karolina
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
BackgroundThe English Cocker Spaniel (ECS) is one of the most popular dog breeds in the UK but information on disorder predisposition and protection is limited. Using anonymised veterinary clinical data from the VetCompass™ Programme, this study aimed to compare disorder predisposition and protection between the ECS and the remaining dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK during 2016. Electronic patient records for random samples of ECS and non-ECS were reviewed. The most common disorders diagnosed during 2016 were extracted and compared using multivariable logistic regression, controlling for confounders.ResultsThe analysis included random samples of 2510/10,313 (24.3%) ECS and 7813/326,552 (2.39%) non-ECS. After accounting for confounding by age, sex, bodyweight within breed-sex, insurance status and veterinary practice group, the ECS had increased odds of 21/43 (48.85%) disorders at fine-level precision, with highest odds for aural discharge (odds ratio (OR) 14.66, 95% confidence interval (CI): 7.73–30.90, P
Keywords
VetCompass; Electronic patient record; EPR; Breed; Dog; Epidemiology; Primary-care; Veterinary; Pedigree; Purebred; English Cocker Spaniel
Published in
Companion animal health and genetics
2024, volume: 11, article number: 1
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-023-00136-x
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/142952