TY - T1 - Urban environment predisposes dogs and their owners to allergic symptoms SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/233426 T3 - A1 - Hakanen, Emma; Lehtimäki, Jenni; Salmela, Elina; Tiira, Katriina; Anturaniemi, Johanna; Hielm-Björkman, Anna; Ruokolainen, Lasse; Lohi, Hannes A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Our companion-animals, dogs, suffer increasingly from non-communicable diseases, analogous to those common in humans, such as allergic manifestations. In humans, living in rural environments is associated with lower risk of allergic diseases. Our aim was to explore whether a similar pattern can be found in dogs, using a nation-wide survey in Finland (n = 5722). We characterised the land-use around dog's home at the time of birth as well as around its current home, and described several lifestyle... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - CANINE ATOPIC-DERMATITIS; ACVD TASK-FORCE; FOOD ALLERGY; ANTIBODY-LEVELS; GUT MICROBIOTA; IMMUNE-SYSTEM; DOMESTIC DOG; RISK-FACTORS; LIFE-STYLE; SENSITIZATION; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -