Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
Credit: Bryson et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306350
Article Title: The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed’ Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs’ compares to their purebred progenitor breeds
Author Countries: UK
Funding: R.M.A.P. (Kennel Club Charitable Trust – Research Grant) D.G.O. (Kennel Club Charitable Trust – International Canine Health Award) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0306350
Article Title
The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed’ Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs’ compares to their purebred progenitor breeds
Article Publication Date
28-Aug-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
