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Abstract
Prevalences of diseases in purebred dogs are reported from a questionnaire study among
members of the Danish Kennel Club (DKC) in 1997. The 4295 dogs in the study represented
24 breeds and 16 breed groups. Sixty percent of the dogs had at least one disease-event
during their lifetime with a median of 2 and a maximum of 11. Diseases of the skin
were the most-frequent (13.6%) followed by eye diseases (13.2%), accidents (12.6%)
and diseases of the ear (12.6%). The prevalences of five diseases differed significantly
between the breeds (diseases of the skin, eyes, ears, respiratory and skeletal systems).
Males had significantly higher prevalences of respiratory diseases, skeletal diseases
and diseases of the mouth and teeth. Tumours and diseases of the urinary system were
most prevalent in females. Gender- and breed-specific prevalences are reported for
the most-frequent diseases.