A Preliminary Study on Prevalence of Hepatic Disorders in Dogs in Indore District (M.P.)

Autor: R. K. Bagherwal, H. K. Mehta, Pooja Badsar, Yogesh Kumbhkar
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 13
ISSN: 2395-1176
Popis: A study was carried out on 1082 dogs presented to department of Veterinary Medicine, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (T.V.C.C.) college of Veterinary Science and A.H. Mhow .The dogs were examined clinically and haemato-biochemically in order to assess the hepatic disorders. The prevalence of hepatic disorders among screened dogs was found to be 3.51%. The highest (36.84%) prevalence was observed between 4 to 8 years of age. Sex wise prevalence showed that females were more (57.89%) susceptible than males (42.11%) among all breeds. The most affected breed was Labrador Retriever (21.06%) followed by Pomeranian, Non-descript, German Shepherd, Crossbreed, Rottweiler, Great Dane, Saint Bernard and Golden retriever.
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