Hi, Leanne,
This is an interesting finding. Why do you think that the improvement
was so much greater in males?
Suze
Leanne Bertani wrote:
> J Am Vet Med Assoc 1997 Dec 15;211
>
>
> Retrospective cohort study of changes in hip joint phenotype of dogs
in the
> United States.
>The increase in percentage of dogs classified
> as having excellent hip joint phenotype was significantly higher for
> male (51%) than for female (27%) dogs. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Results
> suggest that there has been an improvement in the hip joint phenotype
> of dogs in the United States between the 1970s and early 1990s and
> that the improvement has been greater among male than among female
> dogs.
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