Table 4 Consent to access clinical notes, consent and submission of veterinary health cards and biological samples
From: 'Generation Pup' – protocol for a longitudinal study of dog behaviour and health
Provided consent | Submitted (12-16wks) | Submitted (6 m) | Submitted (12 m) | Submitted (2y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) =entire cohort | N (%) =from mailout | N (%) =from mailout | N (%) =from mailout | N (%) =from mailout | |
Veterinary Health Cardsa | |||||
Oral Health (OH) Cardb | 3041/3555 (85.5%) | n/a | n/a | 238/1392 (17.1%) | 101/797 (12.7%) |
Heart Murmur (HM) Cardb | 3041/3555 (85.5%) | 792/3098 (25.6%) | n/a | 244/1392 (17.5%) | 104/797 (13.0%) |
Body Condition Score (BCS) Cardc | 3041/3555 (85.5%) | 713/3098 (23.0%) | n/a | 233/1392 (16.7%) | 103/797 (12.9%) |
Canine Biological Samples (Collected and submitted by owners)d | |||||
Hair brushingse | 3404/3720 (91.5) | 1462/3072 (47.6) | n/a | 366/1394 (26.3) | 266/858 (31.0) |
Skin swabe | 3104/3720 (83.4) | n/a | 348/903 (38.5) | 283/1280 (22.1) | 223/792 (28.2) |
Buccal swabe | 3345/3720 (89.9) | 1419/3010 (46.3) | n/a | 378/1375 (27.5) | n/a |
Urinee | 2578/3720 (69.3) | 954/2309 (41.3) | n/a | 289/1075 (26.9) | 147/661 (22.2) |
Faecese | 2989/3720 (80.3) | 1293/2690 (48.1) | 351/870 (40.3) | 410/1236 (33.2) | 214/768 (27.9) |
Clinical records | 3053/3720 (82.1%) | 1359/3720 (36.5%) - all ages | |||