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| Breed | Dogs Tested |
Bilaterally Hearing |
Unilaterally Deaf |
Bilaterally Deaf |
Total Deaf (uni + bi) |
| Dalmatian | 5,333 | 70.1% (3,740) | 21.9% (1,167) | 8.0% (426) | 29.9% (1,593) |
| Bull Terrier white colored |
665 346 311 |
89.0% (592) 80.1% (277) 98.7% (307) |
9.9% (66) 18.0% (62) 1.3% (4) |
1.1% (7) 2.0% (7) 0.0% (0) |
11.0% (73) 19.9% (69) 1.3% (4) |
| English Setter | 662 | 87.6% (580) | 10.3% (68) | 2.1% (14) | 12.4% (82) |
| English Cocker Spaniel parti colored solid color |
1,247 1,171 67 |
93.7% (1,168) 93.6% (1,096) 98.5% (66) |
5.4% (67) 5.4% (63) 1.5% (1) |
1.0% (12) 1.0% (12) 0.0% (0) |
6.3% (79) 6.4% (75) 1.5% (1) |
| Australian Cattle Dog | 296 | 85.5% (253) | 12.2% (36) | 2.4% (7) | 14.5% (43) |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog* | 78 | 37.2% (29) | 23.1% (18) | 39.7% (31) | 62.8% (49) |
| Whippet* | |||||
| Jack Russell Terrier* | |||||
*Insufficient numbers of animals tested at this time for percentages to be meaningful.
May 16, 2005
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