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Dog size and patterns of disease history across the canine age spectrum: Results from the Dog Aging Project.

PLoS ONE
Age in dogs is associated with the risk of many diseases, and canine size is a major factor in that risk. However, the size patterns are complex. While small size dogs tend to live longer, some diseases are more prevalent among small dogs.
Yunbi Nam, Michelle White, Elinor K Karlsson, Kate E Creevy, Daniel E L Promislow, Robyn L McClelland, Dog Aging Project Consortium   +6 more
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Contact with dogs is associated with improved survival in cancer patients [PDF]

Scientific Reports
For cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and asthma, the positive effects of dog ownership are shown. Cancer is a leading cause of death, but the influence of dogs on cancer incidence and survival is not well examined.
Robert Preissner, Zhengjie Yang, Saskia Preissner, Christa Thöne-Reineke   +3 more
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Hypertrophic osteopathy and bone metastases in a dog with prostatic carcinoma [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2020
: Prostatic carcinomas in are aggressive neoplasms and bone metastases may occur; however, hypertrophic osteopathy associated with that condition is poorly documented.
Andréia Vielmo, Ronaldo Michel Bianchi, Letícia Franciele Gomes Kinappe, Cristiano Gomes, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini   +4 more
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Predicting preventive behaviors on Dog-Borne Zoonoses using the Health Belief Model

Annals of Tropical Research, 2023
Due to the risks posed by dog-borne zoonotic diseases, a cross-sectional survey was carried out on: (1) respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics and prior exposure to dog-borne risks; (2) respondents’ knowledge, risk perceptions and preventive ...
Eula Dee A. Lañada, Nelfa M. Glova , Eugene B. Lañada   +2 more
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Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)

EDIS, 2020
The brown dog tick is unusual among ticks in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors as well as outdoors. Brown dog tick infestations can develop in dog kennels and residences, where populations can reach dramatic levels and cause dog ...
Yuexun Tian, Cynthia Lord, Phillip E. Kaufman   +2 more
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VETERINARY PSYCHOLOGY: DOG BEHAVIORAL DISEASES

Environmental Smoke, 2023
Animal behavior is closely linked to the process of evolution of nervous tissues that move towards the cephalic region, promoting the creation of a central nervous system with greater proximity to the sense organs, providing an increasing increase in ...
Gil Dutra Furtado, Felipe Eduardo da Silva Sobral   +1 more
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The Design Challenges for Dog Ownership and Dog Walking in Dense Urban Areas: The Case of Japan

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
There has been growing interest in the role of pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, in managing noncommunicable diseases. The built environment can act as a facilitator or barrier to owning a dog or dog walking.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Akitomo Yasunaga, Akitomo Yasunaga, Gavin R. McCormack, Gavin R. McCormack, Gavin R. McCormack, Gavin R. McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Yukari Nagai, Koichiro Oka   +9 more
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First inter-laboratory comparison of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato diagnosis in Latin America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019
Objective. To compare the performance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for diagnosing Echinococcus granulosus in dog feces among national reference laboratories in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Isabel Jercic, Graciela Santillan, Susana Elola, William Quispe Paredes, Lidia B. Conza Blanco, Noelia Morel, Rodrigo Villegas, Baldomero Molina Flores, Cesar M. Gavidia, Marta Cabrera, Alexandre Guerra dos Santos, Manuel J. Sanchez-Vazquez, Melody J. Maxwell, Marco A. Vigilato, Edmundo Larrieu, Víctor J. Del Rio Vilas   +15 more
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Potential for rabies control through dog vaccination in wildlife-abundant communities of Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Canine vaccination has been successful in controlling rabies in diverse settings worldwide. However, concerns remain that coverage levels which have previously been sufficient might be insufficient in systems where transmission occurs both between and ...
Alison P. Galvani (42462), Meyers Lauren Ancel, Katie Hampson, Alison P Galvani, Lauren Ancel Meyers, Fitzpatrick Meagan C., Meyers, Lauren Ancel, Meagan C. Fitzpatrick (34126), Lauren Ancel Meyers (27605), Jeffrey P. Townsend (12372), Hampson, Katie, Hampson Katie, Cleaveland, Sarah, Sarah Cleaveland, Galvani, Alison P., Jeffrey P Townsend, Townsend, Jeffrey P., Katie Hampson (110989), Sarah Cleaveland (83792), Fitzpatrick, Meagan C., Meagan C Fitzpatrick, Townsend Jeffrey P., Galvani Alison P., Cleaveland Sarah   +23 more
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Imobilização interna da coluna vertebral lombar com placas de cloreto de polivinila, em cães - parte II: resultados anatomopatológicos Internal immobilization of the lumbar canine spine using polyvinylchloride plates - part II: anatomopatological results

Ciência Rural, 1997
Utilizando-se 20 cães, com o segmento lombar da coluna vertebral cirurgicamente desestabilizado na junção das vértebras L2-L3, foram estudadas a toxicidade e o aceite de placas ortopédicas de cloreto de polivinila (PVC) Tigre®, fixadas com parafusos nos ...
Eduardo Alberto Tudury, Cleuza Maria de Faria Rezende, Vera Alvarenga Nunes, Leonardo Maciel Andrade   +3 more
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