Longevity of Cane Corso Italiano dog breed and its relationship with hair colour

Abstract

The Cane Corso Italiano belongs among the new dog breeds that were fully recognised by Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 2007. For the first time, this study describes a median lifespan using the data of 232 dogs of the Cane Corso Italiano breed collected from kennels and individual owners from 25 countries. The median lifespan of the whole examined group is 9.29 years (IQR 6.98-11.12, IQR = Interquartile Range). This paper is the first to describe the possible relationship between median lifespan and hair colour within one breed. The longest living group is formed by black brindle coloured dogs, with a median of 10.30 years (IQR 8.33-13.00), and brindle coloured dogs, with a median of 10.13 years (IQR 7.12-11.25). The median lifespan of black brindle dogs exceeded the overall median lifespan of all dogs by 1.01 year and the median lifespan of other colour dogs by 2.21 years. Our results suggest a possible way for a prolongation of age at death of the Cane Corso Italiano breed using appropriate breeding. The median lifespan of male Cane Corso Italiano dogs is 9.25 years (IQR 6.97-11.00) and female Cane Corso Italiano dogs 9.33 years (IQR 7.00-11.31). The statistical analysis using the Independent Samples Student’s t test confirmed that the lifespan of female dogs did not exceed the median lifespan of male dogs ( P >0.01).

Longevity of Purebred Dog Breeds

“…Breeds with a cardiac condition as the highest breed specific proportional mortality, in descending order, included Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Norfolk terrier, Deerhound, Griffon Bruxellois, and the British bulldog [3]. In the Cane Corso Italiano breed, a relationship between longevity and hair colour was found for the first time in mammals [6]. This finding can suggest some relationship between genes associated with longevity and genes responsible for hair colour.…”

“…The lifespan of most dog breeds has already been described in the past [3,4]. Cane Corso is the last dog breed in which their lifespan was determined [6]. Breed -specific age at death is shown in Table 1.…”

Segregation Analysis of Canine Hip Dysplasia in Cane Corso Italiano Dogs

“…The Cane Corso Italiano (Figure 1) is a new dog breed that was fully recognized by FCI in 2007. Results of the first investigation of this breed were described by Korec et al [17]. The current paper describes for the first time the Cane Corso Italiano segregation analysis of CHD, and suggests a simple method that can be used by breeders for selection, that would enable a reduction in the prevalence of CHD in offspring.…”

Design of Purebred Dog Recommendation System Using MCDM Approach

“…The life expectancy of a dog breed. According to research, each dog has a lifespan between 5 to15 years depending on the breed [13]. The intensity degree for this criterion are: • High: The dog breed with an average lifespan above 12 years.…”