A cross-sectional study into the prevalence and conformational risk factors of BOAS across fourteen brachycephalic dog breeds.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC12915975 · PMID 41706647

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0.18, p = 0.07) and Staffordshire Bull Terrier (0.38 vs 0.36, p = 0.06), the p value was approaching significance.

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Similarly, there was a significant association with BOAS for dogs with shortened tail length in the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Shih Tzu, and close to significance in the Boston Terrier.

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