A Longitudinal Study of Survival in Belgian Shepherds with Genetic Epilepsy
Background Belgian Shepherds have focal genetic epilepsy. The prevalence of epilepsy has been estimated as 9.5% in the breed and as 33% in the family investigated. Dogs with epilepsy might have an increased risk of premature death. Objective/Hypothesis To investigate survival and selected risk factors for premature death in a B elgian S hepherd family with genetic epilepsy. Animals One hundred ninety‐nine related B elgian S hepherds. Methods Longitudinal observational study, 2009–2011. Follow‐up telephone interviews were all conducted using a structured questionnaire addressing epilepsy, inclu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine ; volume 26, issue 5, page 1115-1120 ; ISSN 0891-6640 1939-1676 |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | General Veterinary |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26508099 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2012.00977.x |