Canine mortality in Umbria Region (Central Italy): a population-based analysis

Dettori, Annalisa; Ferroni, Laura; Felici, Andrea; Scoccia, Eleonora; Maresca, Carmen

doi:10.1007/s11259-023-10146-6

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“…Comparing Ligurian mortality to the mortality rates obtained from the Umbria Registry, our mortality rates are smaller, especially in not-purebred dogs (9). As the authors suggest (9), mastiff dogs, which are typically purebred, are often employed for hunting purposes.…”

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“…Some death information was censured and for this reason, individuals older than 20 years were reported as deaths by default. This censoring method is very common in animal registers (8,9).…”

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“…The authors found that animals living in the most polluted area had a 55% higher risk of developing tumors, particularly lymphoma, with a 72% higher risk. Another recent study conducted in Italy identified neoplastic disease as the fourth leading cause of death in dogs (9), raising the possibility that environmental exposure may play a role in canine mortality.…”

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“…However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been limited exploration of the relationship between mortality in dogs and exposure to environmental pollution in existing literature. While some recent studies have examined heavy metal tolerance in animals (51) or identified common causes of death in dogs (9), none of these relate to the association between pollution data and the development of canine diseases.…”

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Mortality and heavy metals environmental exposure: a study in dogs

Giugliano,

Crescio,

Cosma

et al. 2024

Front. Vet. Sci.

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IntroductionDogs are human companions and share environmental conditions with their owners. Epidemiological studies have shown that dogs seem to be good sentinel animals for the association of diseases and/or mortality provoked by chronic exposure to heavy metals (Cd, Pb).MethodsIn the present work, we analyze the registered death cases and population from the National Canine Registry from 2020 to 2022, involving a dog population of 582,564 and 17,507 deaths. The mortality rate in male and not-purebred dogs is higher than in female and purebred dogs, respectively. The mortality cases were cross-referenced with the environmental pollution data relating to the concentration of Cd and Pb detected, between 2012 and 2022, in the various municipalities of the Liguria region. We then calculated SMR (Standardized Mortality Rate) throughout the region and found that mortality increases from the eastern to the western Ligurian coast.Results and discussionWe observed that the most polluted areas present the highest SMRs (IRR = 1.36, 95%CI: from 1.31 to 1.41). Considering dog ages, we found that mortality in young dogs is not affected by pollution, while mortality in old dogs (10–20 years old) is heavily affected by it (IRR = 8.97, 95%CI from 8.09 to 9.93). In conclusion, the data suggest the importance of canine health and biomonitor studies and provide a basis for future research involving both animal and human health.

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Mortality and heavy metals environmental exposure: a study in dogs

Giugliano,

Crescio,

Cosma

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Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Many other studies focus on specific causes of death, risk factors, and/or rates of death in specific breeds. 17,[24][25][26][27][28][29] While assessments such as these should not be discounted, as they are important for early detection of disease and for guiding lines of inquiry in research, the insight they offer on overall lifespan averages is limited.…”

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How can we achieve more accurate reporting of average dog lifespan?

Sexton,

Ruple

2024

javma

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Despite major advances in our understanding of dogs as a biological system (including genetics/epigenetics, physiology, cognition, and behavior), the veterinary field lacks consensus around a critical piece of information: namely, the average lifespan/life expectancy of a domestic dog. This deficiency is due in part to unavailable and/or inconsistent collection of dog mortality data. In an effort to review historical and current reports of dog lifespan to determine whether the domestic dog’s lifespan has changed over time, we found that incongruous data were prohibitive to conducting a formal meta-analysis of dog lifespan reports. However, in examining several different kinds of dog aging and mortality studies covering a span of about 40 years (1981 to 2023), it seems apparent that the median lifespan of domesticated dogs has not recently decreased, as has been reported in the popular press, but rather has increased steadily over that time frame. Still, assessing the validity of these numbers is a challenge, as methodology, cohort, and covariates (such as weight, breed, etc) vary from study to study. We therefore recommend the adoption of a comprehensive, standardized method for reporting and recording dog mortality so that a more accurate understanding of dogs’ average lifespan can be obtained in the future.

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Canine mortality in Umbria Region (Central Italy): a population-based analysis

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Mortality and heavy metals environmental exposure: a study in dogs

Mortality and heavy metals environmental exposure: a study in dogs

How can we achieve more accurate reporting of average dog lifespan?

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