Lifespan and Causes of Death in the Irish Wolfhound - Vetsuisse ...
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5.2.2.3 Gender Effects<br />
No significant effects <strong>of</strong> gender on age were found <strong>in</strong> this population (p=0.17,<br />
R 2 =0.0026, F=1.87, DF=1; type III SS).<br />
5.2.2.4 Inbreed<strong>in</strong>g Effects<br />
Inbreed<strong>in</strong>g Coefficients were calculated from <strong>the</strong> data <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study at h<strong>and</strong>, which<br />
was possible for 736 <strong>in</strong>dividuals (see chapter 6.1.2). There were no significant effects<br />
<strong>of</strong> five, ten or twenty generation Wright's <strong>in</strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g coefficients on <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
dogs; however, Meuwissen's <strong>in</strong>breed<strong>in</strong>g coefficients showed a highly significant<br />
correlation (p