Prevalence of Dog Erythrocyte Antigen 1 in 7,414 Dogs in Italy
Table 1
Prevalence of DEA 1 negative and positive in the breeds.
Breeds
Dogs tested
DEA 1 neg
DEA 1 pos
No.
No. (%)
No. (%)
Mixed
2,616
924 (35.3)
1,692 (64.7)
Labrador Retriever
478
166 (34.7)
312 (65.3)
German Shepherd
312
253 (81.1)
59 (18.9)
Golden Retriever
214
53 (24.8)
161 (75.2)
Jack Russell Terrier
213
100 (46.9)
113 (53.1)
Zwergpinscher
194
62 (32.0)
132 (68.0)
Chihuahua
164
64 (39.0)
100 (61.0)
English Cocker Spaniel
158
55 (34.8)
103 (65.2)
American Staffordshire Terrier
153
72 (53.1)
81 (46.9)
Dachshund
149
35 (25.8)
114 (74.2)
Poodle
144
45 (31.3)
99 (68.8)
Maltese
130
59 (45.4)
71 (54.6)
English Setter
126
24 (19.0)
102 (81.0)
Border Collie
124
66 (53.2)
58 (46.8)
Beagle
123
61 (49.6)
62 (50.4)
Yorkshire Terrier
108
40 (37.0)
68 (63.0)
Boxer
106
88 (83.0)
18 (17.0)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
103
53 (51.5)
50 (48.5)
Ariegeois
92
4 (4.3)
88 (95.7)
French Bulldog
86
67 (77.9)
19 (22.1)
French Brittany Spaniel
83
19 (22.9)
64 (77.1)
Shih Tzu
79
22 (27.8)
57 (72.2)
Cane Corso
76
38 (50.0)
38 (50.0)
Pug
61
14 (23.0)
47 (77.0)
Rottweiler
57
6 (10.5)
51 (89.5)
English Springer Spaniel
54
14 (25.9)
40 (74.1)
West Highland White Terrier
54
34 (63.0)
20 (37.0)
1,159
440 (38.0)
719 (62.0)
Total
7,414
2,878 (38.8)
4,536 (61.2)
represented by less than 50 dogs. neg, negative, pos, positive, No., total number, and %, percentage (according to raw data retrieved from http://www.dogblooddonors.it website).
