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Labrador color impacts how long they live and chances of developing serious illnesses
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:04 pm
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A DOG’S life expectancy and risk of developing serious illnesses has been linked to the colour of their coats.
Stunning new Australian research has probed the health outcomes for Labradors, one of the world’s most popular canine breeds.
It found that chocolate labs live significantly shorter lives than their black and yellow cousins, much to the surprise of those leading the study.
The University of Sydney team analysed 33,000 veterinary patient records from the United Kingdom, comprising Labradors of all colours, and also found chocolate dogs had higher incidences of ear and skin problems.
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The average age of non-chocolate labs was 12.1 years, more than 10 per cent longer than chocolate ones at 10.7 years, the University of Sydney research found.
Paul McGreevey, who led the study, said the prevalence of ear inflammation was also twice as high in chocolate Labradors, who were four times more likely to suffer a kind of dermatitis.
“The relationships between coat colour and disease may reflect an inadvertent consequence of breeding certain pigmentations,” Professor McGreevey said.
“Because chocolate colour is recessive in dogs, the gene for this colour must be present in both parents for their puppies to be chocolate. Breeders targeting this colour may therefore be more likely to breed only Labradors carrying the chocolate coat gene.”
The resulting reduced gene pool for chocolate-coloured dogs may include a higher proportion of genes that cause ear and skin conditions, he said.
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Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:05 pm to WPBTiger
I didn't know there were other color Labradors besides black
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:12 pm to WPBTiger
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Because chocolate colour is recessive in dogs
naw,was told in silver lab thread recessive genes didnt mean more health issues
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:13 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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I didn't know there were other color Labradors besides black
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:23 pm to WPBTiger
Article is bullshite, I didn’t see red, silver or white listed.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:25 pm to WPBTiger
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It found that chocolate labs live significantly shorter lives than their black and yellow cousins, much to the surprise of those leading the study.
I'm surprised that they are surprised
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:26 pm to oleyeller
quote:That statement is not the whole story, and no, you really do not understand genetics. The point being made there is in the context of breeding for color. That's when you bring in the likely hood of other recessive traits. Just because an individual ends up with one trait caused by a pair of recessive genes does not mean that individual will have any health issues at all.
Because chocolate colour is recessive in dogs
naw,was told in silver lab thread recessive genes didnt mean more health issues
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:44 pm to AlxTgr
+1 to Alx’s post
The same can be said of English Golden’s that have cream-colored coats.
The same can be said of English Golden’s that have cream-colored coats.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:47 pm to oleyeller
quote:in and of themselves, no. If you breed a momma with bad hips because she drops silver pups, then you have a problem. But, the fraternity boy in Oxford wont care and they will sell the shite out of them.
w,was told in silver lab thread recessive genes didnt mean more health issues
Posted on 10/23/18 at 2:22 pm to AlxTgr
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Just because an individual ends up with one trait caused by a pair of recessive genes does not mean that individual will have any health issues at all.
Right. But looking at the population as a whole, which is the point of the study, the individuals that express recessive coloring traits have a higher probability of having health issues. The breeding for color may exacerbate the problem, but lighter coat colored animals typically have greater risk of health issues.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 2:45 pm to WPBTiger
I thought this was kind of common knowledge even without the study?
Posted on 10/23/18 at 2:52 pm to Jack Daniel
No Champagne either so def bullshiat study.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 2:53 pm to pointdog33
quote:But it's got nothing to do the color. If a litter had pups of different colors, the lighter ones would have no higher chance of any particular health issue over the darker ones.
But looking at the population as a whole, which is the point of the study, the individuals that express recessive coloring traits have a higher probability of having health issues.
quote:Nope.
The breeding for color may exacerbate the problem, but lighter coat colored animals typically have greater risk of health issues.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 2:57 pm to AlxTgr
Exactly.
Why about a chocolate from a tri factored litter?
Why about a chocolate from a tri factored litter?
Posted on 10/23/18 at 3:00 pm to AlxTgr
It amazes me that you can be completely wrong and still defend your ignorance. But I guess defending things even when they're wrong is kinda your thing.
It's statistics.
It's statistics.
This post was edited on 10/23/18 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 10/23/18 at 3:13 pm to WPBTiger
My brother has a silver lab.
Best lab ever!
Best lab ever!
Posted on 10/23/18 at 3:38 pm to pointdog33
quote:You really don't get this at all.
It amazes me that you can be completely wrong and still defend your ignorance. But I guess defending things even when they're wrong is kinda your thing.
quote:What is?
It's statistics.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 3:40 pm to pointdog33
Here's the part of the article you're missing and do not understand:
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“The relationships between coat colour and disease may reflect an inadvertent consequence of breeding certain pigmentations,” Professor McGreevey said.
“Because chocolate colour is recessive in dogs, the gene for this colour must be present in both parents for their puppies to be chocolate. Breeders targeting this colour may therefore be more likely to breed only Labradors carrying the chocolate coat gene.”
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The resulting reduced gene pool for chocolate-coloured dogs may include a higher proportion of genes that cause ear and skin conditions, he said.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 3:47 pm to AlxTgr
By statistics he means they took 33,000 records from Labs of all color. Browns had the most problems and shortest life. Statistics is using the numbers to come up with a percentage.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 4:09 pm to commode
And as the article states, the chocolates may have some problems, but the health problems are not because of their skin coat.
It is because the breeders have fewer chocolates to breed, therefore they breed dogs because they are chocolate, not because they are healthy. If these litters were examined you would see that yellows and blacks from the same litters of the chocolates would have the same health outcomes.
It is because the breeders have fewer chocolates to breed, therefore they breed dogs because they are chocolate, not because they are healthy. If these litters were examined you would see that yellows and blacks from the same litters of the chocolates would have the same health outcomes.
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