Table 1.

Selected published and findings studies on dog health based on insurance data

Topic & main conclusion	Insurer	Country	Reference
German Shepherd Dog, predisposed to immune-mediated diseases	Agriaa	Sweden	Vilson et al. [62]
Atopic dermatitis, offspring of bitches fed non-commercial diet during lactation protected	Agriaa	Sweden	Nodtvedt et al. (2007) [53]
Bone tumours, Irish Wolfhound, St. Bernard, and Leonberger at increased risk	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2007) [63]
Cancer, skin and soft tissue tumours had highest prevalence	PetProtectb	UK	Dobson et al. (2002) [58]
Demography, insured dogs similar to the general dog population	Agriaa	Sweden	Sallander (2001) [64]
Diabetes mellitus, highest incidence in Australian Terrier, Samoyed, Swedish Elkhound and Swedish Lapphund	Agriaa	Sweden	Fall et al. (2007) [65]
Dystocia/caesarean section, Scottish terrier at increased risk	Agriaa	Sweden	Bergstrom (2006) [66]
Heart disease, Irish Wolfhound, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Great Dane showed highest mortality	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2006) [67]
Intervertebral disc degeneration, Miniature Dachshund, Standard Dachshund and Doberman Pinscher had highest incidence	Agriaa	Sweden	Bergknut et al. (2012) [68]
Lymphoma, Bull mastiff, Bulldog and Boxer had high incidence	PetProtectb	UK	Edwards et al. (2003) [69]
Mammary tumours, highest incidence in English Springer Spaniel, Doberman and Boxer	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2005b) [70]
Morbidity and mortality, marked breed differences in survival	Agriaa	Sweden	Bonnett and Egenvall (2010) [55]
Morbidity and mortality (1995–1996), insurance data useful for epidemiological studies	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2000a) [60]
Mortality, wide breed differences in survival	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2000b) [71]
Mortality, >40% of deaths from trauma, tumours and locomotor disorders	Agriaa	Sweden	Bonnett et al. (1997) [72]
Mortality (1995–2000), Irish Wolfhound and Great Dane had highest mortality	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2005a) [57]
Mortality (1995–2000), 62% of deaths from tumour, trauma, locomotor, heart and neurological disorders	Agriaa	Sweden	Bonnett et al. (2005) [73]
Pyometra, increased risk Rough Collies, Rottweilers, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Golden Retrievers, Bernese Mountain Dogs, and English Cocker Spaniels	Agriaa	Sweden	Egenvall et al. (2001) [74]

^a http://www.agriavet.co.uk ^b http://www.petprotect.co.uk.