id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-293151-g3758oes Nemzek, Jean A. Biology and Diseases of Dogs 2015-07-10 .txt text/plain 30297 1818 46 This provides the necessary background to discuss the spontaneous diseases, including infectious and neoplastic conditions, prevalent in purpose bred as well as random source dogs used in biomedical research. Several factors that increase pressure at the site and/or affect the integrity of the skin will predispose an individual to develop pressure sores, including poor hygiene, self-trauma, low-protein diet, preexisting tissue damage, muscle wasting, inadequate bedding, and ill-fitting coaptation devices (Swaim and Angarano, 1990) . Chronic or recurrent corneal ulcers may also be associated with infection or hereditary causes in some breeds of dogs; however, these would be rare in the laboratory setting. Research Complications Treatment of early-stage or low-grade mammary tumors may be rewarding, allowing dogs to continue on study. ./cache/cord-293151-g3758oes.txt ./txt/cord-293151-g3758oes.txt