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Table 4 Breed distribution of dogs surgically treated for orthopaedic diseases and a geographically adjusted control group

From: Breed susceptibility for common surgically treated orthopaedic diseases in 12 dog breeds

Breed

Eligible cases

Control population

Sweden

Norway

Combined

Sweden

Norway

Combined

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Mixed-breed

114 (44.9)

53 (30.1)

167 (38.8)

2964 (27.2)

4359 (37.4)

7323 (32.5)

Border collie

8 (3.2)

5 (2.8)

13 (3.0)

303 (2.8)

425 (3.7)

728 (3.2)

CKCS

5 (2.0)

9 (5.1)

14 (3.3)

522 (4.8)

556 (4.8)

1078 (4.8)

Chihuahua

14 (5.5)

18 (10.2)

32 (7.4)

1044 (9.6)

985 (8.5)

2029 (9.0)

English cocker spaniel

1 (0.4)

3 (1.7)

4 (0.9)

515 (4.7)

539 (4.6)

1054 (4.7)

Flat-coated retriever

3 (1.2)

4 (2.3)

7 (1.6)

433 (4.0)

356 (3.1)

789 (3.5)

German shepherd dog

12 (4.7)

7 (4.0)

19 (4.4)

1061 (9.7)

591 (5.1)

1652 (7.3)

Golden retriever

17 (6.7)

9 (5.1)

26 (6.1)

999 (9.2)

754 (6.5)

1753 (7.8)

Jack Russel terrier

9 (3.5)

6 (3.4)

15 (3.5)

430 (3.9)

710 (6.1)

1140 (5.1)

Labrador retriever

32 (12.6)

20 (11.4)

52 (12.1)

1277 (11.7)

823 (7.1)

2100 (9.3)

Rottweiler

19 (7.5)

22 (12.5)

41 (9.5)

502 (4.6)

469 (4.0)

971 (4.3)

Shetland sheepdog

8 (3.2)

7 (4.0)

15 (3.5)

475 (4.4)

319 (2.7)

794 (3.5)

Staff. bull terrier

12 (5.8)

13 (7.4)

25 (5.8)

394 (3.6)

763 (6.6)

1157 (5.1)

Total (BuS)*

254 (51.2)

176 (36.1)

430 (43.7)

10.525 (100.0)

10.886 (100.0)

21.411 (100.0)

Other breeds*

242 (48.8)

312 (63.9)

554 (56.3)

   

Total

496 (100.0)

488 (100.0)

984 (100.0)

   
  1. Control population calculated from registration numbers of each breed in the national ID-registries adjusted to reflect the source population of dogs surgically treated for orthopaedic diseases at the University Animal Hospital, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University Animal Hospital, Norwegian University of Life Sciences over a 5-year period
  2. Data presented as number of dogs (percentage of breeds under study)
  3. BuS Breeds under study, CKCS Cavalier king Charles spaniel
  4. *Data presented as number of dogs (percentage of total)