PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCE OF AGE AND BREED ON PROSTATIC DISEASES IN DOGS

A study was conducted to screen the prevalence of prostatic diseases in intact male dogs over the age of five years and effect of age and breed on the incidence of the disease. An overall incidence of 1.34 percent was recorded in the present study. Dobermann (8.1%), GSD (3.31%) and Non- descript/Mongrel dogs (1.98%) were the only three breeds affected by the disease among the screened dogs. Average age of the affected animals was 8.70±0.76 years with a range of 5-13 years.