TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of ear type and weather on the hospital prevalence of canine otitis externa.
AU - Hayes, H. M.
AU - Pickle, L. W.
AU - Wilson, G. P.
PY - 1987/5
Y1 - 1987/5
N2 - A retrospective study of 8975 dogs seen at 15 university veterinary medical teaching hospitals in North America (1975 to 1978) found that dogs with pendulous ears and heavy ear canal hair had significantly (P less than 0.01) more otitis externa than dogs with other ear types. Dogs with erect ears, regardless of the amount of ear canal hair, had less risk (P less than 0.01) of the disease than mongrel dogs. Direct evidence is available for the first time showing that monthly variations in ambient temperature, rainfall and relative humidity explain, to a large extent, the monthly variations in the hospital prevalence of canine otitis externa in different geographic regions.
AB - A retrospective study of 8975 dogs seen at 15 university veterinary medical teaching hospitals in North America (1975 to 1978) found that dogs with pendulous ears and heavy ear canal hair had significantly (P less than 0.01) more otitis externa than dogs with other ear types. Dogs with erect ears, regardless of the amount of ear canal hair, had less risk (P less than 0.01) of the disease than mongrel dogs. Direct evidence is available for the first time showing that monthly variations in ambient temperature, rainfall and relative humidity explain, to a large extent, the monthly variations in the hospital prevalence of canine otitis externa in different geographic regions.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0034-5288(18)30707-0
DO - 10.1016/s0034-5288(18)30707-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 3616145
AN - SCOPUS:0023333106
VL - 42
SP - 294
EP - 298
JO - Research in Veterinary Science
JF - Research in Veterinary Science
SN - 0034-5288
IS - 3
ER -