The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis specifies that closely related species or
populations experiencing different ecological conditions should differ in a suite of metabolic …

Cancer is a common problem in dogs and although all breeds of dog and crossbred dogs
may be affected, it is notable that some breeds of pedigree dogs appear to be at increased …

A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully
revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of …

Improved understanding of longevity represents a significant welfare opportunity for the
domestic dog, given its unparalleled morphological diversity. Epidemiological research …

Neoplasia is common in pet dogs but accurate figures for the incidence of tumours in this, as
in other species, are sparse. The purpose of this study was to document the occurrence of …

Background: The occurrence of spontaneous tumors in pet animals has been estimated in a
few European and North American veterinary cancer registries with dissimilar …

Objectives: To collect information on the cause of death and longevity of dogs owned by
members of the numerically largest breed clubs of 169 UK Kennel Club‐recognised breeds …

The domestic dog represents one of the most dramatic long-term evolutionary experiments
undertaken by humans. From a large wolf-like progenitor, unparalleled diversity in …

An animal insurance database containing data on over 200,000 dogs was used to study the
occurrence of pyometra with respect to breed and age during 1995 and 1996 in Swedish …

The results of a questionnaire provided data about owners' perceptions of the cause of
death of over 3000 British dogs. The mean age at death (all breeds, all causes) was 11 …