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Table 2 General condition and lameness in Bernese Mountain dogs and control dogs at the first examination and after a median of 2.7 years.

From: Follow-up of Bernese Mountain dogs and other dogs with serologically diagnosed Borrelia burgdorferiinfection: What happens to seropositive animals?

   

Bernese Mountain dogs (N = 53)

Control dogs (N = 30)

   

Result of B. burgdorferi serology at the first examination

   

positive (N = 22)

negative (N = 31)

positive (N = 11)

negative (N = 19)

General condition

1st ex.

normal

21

31

11

18

  

poor

    
 

2nd ex.

normal

19

30

8

16

  

poor

2

1

3

2

   

[P = 0.5]*

[P = 1.0]

[P = 0.25]

[P = 0.5]

Lameness

1st ex.

no

21

30

10

15

  

yes

 

1

1

3

 

2nd ex.

no

17

30

9

15

  

yes

4

1

2

3

   

[P = 0.125]

[P = 1.0]

[P = 1.0]

[P = 1.0]

  1. ex. = examination
  2. *P resulting from comparison between first and second evaluation
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