Morphological and Morphometric Craniofacial Variations in Persian Cats: Anatomical Basis for Brachycephalic-Related Disorders [PDF]
AnimalsSelective breeding in Persian cats has led to extreme brachycephalic features, often associated with clinically relevant disorders. However, comprehensive anatomical studies evaluating the skull as a whole remain limited.
Claudio Tagliavia +6 more
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A Review of Cranial Remolding Orthosis Treatment for Babies with Combinational Deformational Plagiocephaly with Brachycephaly and Development of a New Classification Scale [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/objectives: This comprehensive study of infants with combinational deformational plagiocephaly with brachycephaly (cDPB) and combinational deformational brachycephaly with plagiocephaly (cDBP) examined the effectiveness of a custom ...
Jill L. Findley +6 more
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Helmet Treatment of Infants With Deformational Brachycephaly
Global Pediatric Health, 2018 Deformation of the cranium in infancy represents a spectrum of deformity, ranging from severe asymmetric yet proportional distortion of the skull in plagiocephaly, to nearly symmetric yet disproportional distortion in brachycephaly.
Timothy R Littlefield +2 more
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Allometry of litter size in dog breeds [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria ScandinavicaLitter size varies among dog breeds and is related to body size. Generally, the relationship is described as small breeds having smaller litters, and larger breeds larger litters, though the trend does not extend to very large breeds.
Klara Hanefeld Egeriis +2 more
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Brachycephaly, Ear Anatomy, and Co—Does Size Matter? A Retrospective Study on the Influence of Size-Dependent Features Regarding Canine Otitis Externa [PDF]
AnimalsThis study, which involved 868 patients, focused on size-dependent features (body size, pinna formation, brachycephaly, overweight) and their associations with the occurrence of canine Otitis externa.
Peter Christian Ponn +3 more
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Cephalic Index of Korean Children With Normal Brain Development During the First 7 Years of Life Based on Computed Tomography [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021 Objective To identify the normal range, distribution, and age-dependent differences in the cephalic index (CI) of Korean children with normal brain development and develop a classification of the current CI for Korean children up to 7 years of age ...
Heesung Nam +4 more
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The Need for Head Space: Brachycephaly and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders
Life, 2021 Brachycephalic dogs remain popular, despite the knowledge that this head conformation is associated with health problems, including airway compromise, ocular disorders, neurological disease, and other co-morbidities.
Clare Rusbridge, Penny Knowler
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Animals, 2022 Despite efforts of veterinarians and breeders, brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is still a common problem in pugs, underlining the need for objective tests to identify and prevent breeding with affected dogs.
Rebekka Mach +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 For many years, there has been a trend to breed cats with an increasing degree of brachycephalic head features, which are known to have a severe impact on the animals' health and welfare.
Jana Sieslack +4 more
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Animals, 2021 Assumptions about dogs’ personality are influenced by their appearance, which may lead to differences in ownership styles and subsequent canine welfare.
Bonita L. Brincat +3 more
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