ETIOLOGY OF ACUTE RHINITIS IN DOGS, REARED UNDER DIFFERENT FARM TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS

Abstract

An investigation out about the influence of rearing conditions to acute rhinitis in 83 German Shepherd dogs at 8 − 10 months of age was carried out. The animals were reared in farms with two different technological solutions: individual boxes or double box with central corridor. The premises were built by materials with different thermal conductivity coefficients. The purpose of the study was to analyze the leading cause of acute rhinitis occurrence: rearing technology or thermal conductivity properties of premises. It was shown that the main cause for the development of rhinitis in dogs was the high thermal conductivity coefficient (λ ≥ 5.0) of construction materials used in farm facilities where animals were housed.