Department of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Vet Rec. 2010 Feb 13;166(7):199-202. doi: 10.1136/vr.b4756.
To determine the causes of death in Bernese mountain dogs, to assess the prevalence of malignant histiocytosis in the Danish Bernese mountain dog population, and to assess whether a hereditary pattern for this disease exists, 756 questionnaires were sent to members of the Danish Bernese Mountain Dog Club requesting information regarding the life span and causes of death of their dogs. A response rate of 57.7 per cent was achieved, giving information for 812 dogs, of which 290 had died. The average life span was 7.1 years. The most prevalent causes of death were neoplasia (42.1 per cent), old age (10.3 per cent), kidney disease (6.9 per cent), infection (5.9 per cent), skeletal problems (5.2 per cent), heart disease (3.8 per cent) and behavioural causes (3.5 per cent). Thirteen dogs were diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis, 11 of which were genealogically related.
为了确定伯恩山犬的死亡原因，评估丹麦伯恩山犬群体中恶性组织细胞增生症的流行率，并评估该疾病是否存在遗传模式，向丹麦伯恩山犬俱乐部的成员发送了 756 份问卷，要求提供有关他们的狗的寿命和死亡原因的信息。回应率为 57.7%，提供了 812 只狗的信息，其中 290 只已经死亡。平均寿命为 7.1 年。最常见的死亡原因是肿瘤（42.1%）、老年（10.3%）、肾脏疾病（6.9%）、感染（5.9%）、骨骼问题（5.2%）、心脏病（3.8%）和行为原因（3.5%）。13 只狗被诊断患有恶性组织细胞增生症，其中 11 只是有亲缘关系的。
