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LONGEVITY AND MORTALITY OF IRISH WOLFHOUNDS

1956; Zoological Society of London; Volume: 127; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1096-3642.1956.tb00458.x

0370-2774

Alex Comfort, L. Harrison Matthews,

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

SUMMARY Life tables and survival curves have been constructed from kennel records of 189 Irish wolfhounds. The maximum recorded ages in months were males 126, females 161, and the mean ages at death of animals surviving to one year were: males 495±0–94 years and females 6–59±0–95 years. The viability of bitches was higher at all ages than that of dogs. There was a particularly heavy mortality of dogs in the third year of life. The influence of large size and of inbreeding depression on the longevity of the breed is discussed.