Julia Maria Grassinger, Andreas Floren, Tobias Müller, Argiñe Cerezo-Echevarria, Christoph Beitzinger, David Conrad, Katrin Törner, Marlies Staudacher, Heike Aupperle-Lellbach
Breed predispositions to canine digital neoplasms are well known. However, there is currently no statistical analysis identifying the least affected breeds. To this end, 2912 canine amputated digits submitted from 2014-2019 to the Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG for routine diagnostics were statistically analyzed. The study population consisted of 155 different breeds (most common: 634 Mongrels, 411 Schnauzers, 197 Labrador Retrievers, 93 Golden Retrievers). Non-neoplastic processes were present in 1246 (43%), tumor-like lesions in 138 (5%), and neoplasms in 1528 cases (52%)...
July 17, 2021: Veterinary Sciences