He has a sweet and docile demeanor. Reliable and predictable. She is affectionate with children and only needs moderate exercise. For all these reasons, they make a great family pet. This is how Hills experts describe the English bulldog. However, snub nosed dog in other words, it is also prone to develop certain pathologies that have caused some countries to restrict the breeding of this species in recent years.
A study published in the journal Canine Medicine and Genetics and conducted by researchers from the Royal Veterinary College RVC in London determines that the English bulldog is at greater risk of suffering. respiratory, eye and skin ailments due to their physical characteristics which include a shorter nose, folded skin and a stocky body. As such, the authors warn that it is possible for the UK to ban its breeding if this breed’s standards do not turn towards more moderate traits.
Norway and the Netherlands have already established reproductive restrictions English bulldog. The study’s authors compared the risk of common ailments (such as dermatitis, heart murmurs, respiratory and eye diseases…) between English bulldogs and dogs of other breeds. Using a database containing millions of clinical records from veterinary care facilities, they analyzed data from 2,662 English bulldogs and 22,039 other breeds of dogs across the UK as of 2016.
The results show that English bulldogs twice as likely more than any other dog diagnosed with at least one disorder. The predisposition type is shown for 24 of the 43 analyzed diseases. So for more than 50%.
However, in addition to presenting a greater risk of development, they were also able to confirm this. dermatitis in the folds of the skin; cherry eye Y brachycephalic syndromelower risk of dental disease, heart murmurs, and flea infestations.
to be so The life expectancy of English bulldogs is between eight and ten years., generally lower than dogs of other breeds. The study notes that only 9.7% of the English bulldogs studied were over the age of eight, compared to 25.4% of dogs of other breeds.
These data, as stated in the study, The general health of the English bulldog is much worse than other dogs. In addition, many of the health conditions to which specimens of this breed are subjected are directly related to the extreme physical characteristics for which they were chosen.
However, all is not lost. The researchers found that the typical body shape of English bulldogs redefine yourself to more moderate body features. And doing so will not only improve the health of dogs, but may also allow other countries to avoid following in other countries’ footsteps in banning this breed.
As the name suggests, the English bulldog was chosen to fight bulls, but when these fights were banned in 1835, a gradual substitution began until the breed became the modern English bulldog: a show and companion race.
Thus, this dog was chosen to be less aggressive and at the same time improve its facial appearance (flatter nose and more prominent facial wrinkles) and body (thicker and squat body). However, if this study pulls a dent, like its physical properties short skull, protruding chin, folds in the skin and one solid constitution can change again.
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