Freqüência da displasia coxofemoral em cães da raça Pastor Alemão / Frequency of hip dysplasia in German Shepherd dogs
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
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60(6): 1557-1559, dez. 2008. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-506573
ABSTRACT
One hundred twenty-three radiographs of German Shepherd dogs (47 females and 76 males) from Military Police of Minas Gerais State were studied from April 2001 to july 2004, with the purpose of establishing the frequency and asymmetry of hip displasia. The radiographs were taken with the animals in the ventrodorsal position, with the limbs parallel and the pelvis symmetric. The average age of the dogs was 33.8±23.5 months-old. The study indicated that 89.4 percent of them had hip dysplasia (91.5 percent of females and 88.2 percent of males), being 6.3 percent unilateral, 17.3 percent bilateral asymmetric, and 76.4 percent bilateral symmetric. The frequency of hip displasia in the studied population was high, indicating the necessity of an efficient control program of the disease.
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Main subject:
Dogs
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Hip Dysplasia, Canine
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Polícia Militar do Estado de Minas Gerais/BR
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UFMG/BR
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