Diseases in pet guinea pigs: a retrospective study in 1000 animals

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16170%2F15%3A43873987" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16170/15:43873987 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00027162:_____/15:#0001334

Result on the web

<a href="http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/8/200" target="_blank" >http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/8/200</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.103053" target="_blank" >10.1136/vr.103053</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Diseases in pet guinea pigs: a retrospective study in 1000 animals

Original language description

Guinea pigs are commonly kept as pet animals; however, information about particular disease prevalence is lacking. The objective of this article was to present disease prevalence in 1000 pet guinea pigs from private owners divided into three age groups:under two years; between two and five years; and above five years. Medical records of guinea pigs (Cavia aperea f. porcellus) that were presented to the authors' clinic in the period from January 2008 to August 2013 were reviewed. The most commonly diagnosed disease in guinea pigs was dental disease (36.3 per cent), with higher prevalence in the middle age group (P<0.001) and in males (P<0.001) rather than females. Skin problems were seen as the second most common disease (33.3 per cent), with higher prevalence in male guinea pigs (P<0.001) and in animals younger than two years (P<0.001). Ovarian cystic disease was the third most commonly seen disorder, with higher prevalence in females older than two years (P<0.001). Other common healt

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GI - Farm animal breeding and farm animal pedigree breeding

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/ED0006%2F01%2F01" target="_blank" >ED0006/01/01: Center for Advanced Microbiology & Immunology Research in Veterinary Medicine</a><br>

Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Veterinary Record

ISSN

0042-4900

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

177

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

"Nestránkováno"

UT code for WoS article

000360477900019

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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