国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Dog color may mean shorter lifespan, more health problems: Aussie-led research

Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-22 14:38:19|Editor: mmm
Video PlayerClose

SYDNEY, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chocolate-colored Labradors suffer from significantly lower life expectancy than their black and yellow counterparts, a major trait of Australia's most popular dog breed that also points to broader genetic links with common canine health conditions, according to an Australian-led research.

The study of more than 33,000 Britain-based Labrador retrievers of all colors showed that the median longevity of non-chocolate-colored dogs was 12.1 years, more than 10 percent longer than those with chocolate coats, the University of Sydney said in a statement on Monday about its findings.

Chocolate-colored Labradors also have a higher incidence of ear infections and skin disease, according to the study.

The relationships between coat color and disease "may reflect an inadvertent consequence of breeding certain pigmentations," with the reduced gene pool from the breeding practice including a higher proportion of genes conducive to ear and skin conditions, said the university's Professor Paul McGreevy, who led the report on the study.

The research, which was published in the Canine Genetics and Epidemiology journal, is being replicated in Australia, he said.

The most common health problems for the dogs were obesity, ear infections and joint conditions. The researchers found that 8.8 percent of the British Labradors were overweight or obese, one of the highest percentages among dog breeds in their database, with the prevalence of the conditions higher among male dogs which had been neutered, said McGreevy.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001375502661
主站蜘蛛池模板: 河东区| 满城县| 达尔| 株洲市| 中超| 高雄县| 东至县| 太原市| 双鸭山市| 松阳县| 五大连池市| 临西县| 新昌县| 庆城县| 博兴县| 博白县| 家居| 双江| 壤塘县| 舟曲县| 凌海市| 惠东县| 盈江县| 榆林市| 房产| 谢通门县| 延吉市| 永川市| 修武县| 钟祥市| 邵阳市| 樟树市| 扎兰屯市| 肇州县| 靖远县| 沐川县| 手游| 临湘市| 寻甸| 郑州市| 仁怀市|