Chocolate Labrador Retrievers have a significantly shorter lifespan than their black and yellow counterparts, according to the results of the largest study ever done of the breed in the UK. The median lifespan for chocolate Labradors is just 10.7 years, 1.4 years shorter than black or yellow Labradors.
This latest research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompassTM programme in collaboration with the University of Sydney, also reveals that ear infections are the most common disorder to affect Labradors, with 10.4% presenting with the condition. Chocolate Labradors suffer the most from ear infections, with 23.4% of them affected; by contrast only 17% of yellow Labradors suffer from ear infections and just 12.8% of black Labradors.
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