Michigan State University Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory Breed
Prevalence Data
Michigan State University Thyroid Statistics
Note: Statistics from tests performed through 2007
| Breed |
Rank |
Number of Evaluations |
Percent Autoimmune Thyroiditis |
Percent Equivocal |
| ENGLISH SETTER |
1 |
1457 |
31.4 |
7.9 |
| HAVANESE |
2 |
146 |
22.6 |
3.4 |
| OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG |
3 |
924 |
21.9 |
6.3 |
| GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER |
4 |
338 |
18.6 |
7.7 |
| AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER |
5 |
1305 |
18.2 |
6.5 |
| BOXER |
6 |
8910 |
18.0 |
4.5 |
| TIBETAN TERRIER |
7 |
294 |
17.7 |
9.5 |
| NOVA SOCTIA DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER |
8 |
188 |
17.6 |
9.0 |
| MALTESE |
9 |
1705 |
16.5 |
5.6 |
| BEAGLE |
10 |
7237 |
16.5 |
5.6 |
| DALMATIAN |
11 |
3194 |
16.3 |
6.4 |
| POINTER |
12 |
132 |
15.9 |
9.8 |
| COCKER SPANIEL |
13 |
17083 |
15.7 |
6.5 |
| GIANT SCHNAUZER |
14 |
748 |
15.5 |
6.7 |
| RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK |
15 |
2155 |
15.4 |
5.5 |
| WALKER HOUND |
16 |
112 |
15.2 |
6.2 |
| KUVASZ |
17 |
225 |
15.1 |
8.0 |
| AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER |
18 |
499 |
14.6 |
5.6 |
| WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL |
19 |
187 |
13.9 |
8.0 |
| GOLDEN RETRIEVER |
20 |
40622 |
13.2 |
4.6 |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER |
23 |
1322 |
12.9 |
5.4 |
| SHETLAND SHEEPDOG |
24 |
14110 |
12.7 |
5.8 |
| IRISH SETTER |
25 |
1791 |
12.6 |
7.0 |
| BRITTANY |
26 |
1486 |
12.0 |
4.2 |
| SIBERIAN HUSKY |
27 |
1498 |
11.7 |
4.5 |
| ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL |
28 |
562 |
11.7 |
4.8 |
| GORDON SETTER |
29 |
644 |
11.6 |
8.5 |
| BORZOI |
30 |
729 |
11.5 |
5.3 |
| BORDER COLLIE |
31 |
2197 |
11.2 |
5.3 |
| LEONBERGER |
32 |
314 |
11.1 |
3.8 |
| ALASKAN MALAMUTE |
33 |
1510 |
11.1 |
7.3 |
| BASENJI |
35 |
741 |
10.8 |
5.5 |
| GREAT DANE |
36 |
2391 |
10.1 |
6.7 |
| SCHIPPERKE |
37 |
562 |
10.0 |
3.2 |
| COONHOUND |
38 |
254 |
9.8 |
5.9 |
| ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD |
39 |
105 |
9.5 |
5.7 |
| PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN |
40 |
171 |
9.4 |
5.8 |
| SAMOYED |
41 |
1808 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
| MANCHESTER TERRIER |
42 |
180 |
8.9 |
6.7 |
| AIREDALE TERRIER |
43 |
1312 |
8.8 |
5.3 |
| MASTIFF |
45 |
2267 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
| AKITA |
46 |
2673 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
| COCKAPOO |
47 |
977 |
8.6 |
3.8 |
| AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD |
48 |
2515 |
8.6 |
4.9 |
| BELGIAN MALINOIS |
49 |
178 |
8.4 |
4.5 |
| DOBERMAN PINSCHER |
50 |
9260 |
8.4 |
5.5 |
| GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER |
51 |
1339 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
| SPINONI ITALIANO |
52 |
100 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
| NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF |
53 |
101 |
7.9 |
5.9 |
| VIZSLA |
54 |
672 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
| SALUKI |
55 |
218 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
| AMERICAN ESKIMO |
56 |
848 |
7.8 |
3.5 |
| BLOODHOUND |
57 |
338 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
| AUSTRALIAN QUEENSLAND HEELER |
58 |
704 |
7.7 |
4.5 |
| ROTTWEILER |
59 |
6337 |
7.7 |
5.4 |
| CHOW CHOW |
60 |
2296 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
| CHINESE CRESTED |
61 |
122 |
7.4 |
4.9 |
| AFGHAN HOUND |
62 |
494 |
7.3 |
4.7 |
| SAINT BERNARD |
63 |
722 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
| ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL |
64 |
1523 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
| BULL TERRIER |
65 |
401 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
| STANDARD SCHNAUZER |
66 |
187 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
| WEIMARANER |
67 |
1750 |
6.9 |
5.1 |
| FIELD SPANIEL |
69 |
148 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
| SCOTTISH TERRIER |
70 |
1682 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
| GREAT PYRENEES |
71 |
971 |
6.5 |
3.6 |
| KEESHOND |
72 |
1811 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
| GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG |
73 |
7600 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
| SPITZ |
74 |
219 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
| BULLMASTIFF |
75 |
1169 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
| LABRADOR RETRIEVER |
76 |
41447 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
| PUG |
77 |
2304 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
| RAT TERRIER |
78 |
391 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
| WIREHAIRED FOX TERRIER |
79 |
158 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
| FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER |
80 |
398 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
| AUSTRALIAN TERRIER |
81 |
143 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
| BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG |
82 |
1341 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
| PORTUGUESE WATER DOG |
83 |
644 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
| CLUMBER SPANIEL |
84 |
154 |
4.5 |
13.0 |
| COLLIE |
85 |
3355 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
| SHAR-PEI |
86 |
1974 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
| PAPILLON |
87 |
335 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
| ITALIAN GREYHOUND |
88 |
676 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
| BOUVIER DES FLANDRES |
89 |
1492 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
| BEARDED COLLIE |
90 |
793 |
4.3 |
6.6 |
| POODLE |
91 |
6024 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
| ENGLISH BULLDOG |
92 |
3213 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
| PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER |
93 |
1428 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND |
94 |
2101 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
| AMERICAN BULLDOG |
95 |
229 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
| CAIRN TERRIER |
96 |
1512 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
| BOYKIN SPANIEL |
97 |
129 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
| DOGUE DE BORDEAUX |
98 |
184 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
| GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG |
99 |
135 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
| WELSH CORGI |
100 |
1350 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
| AMERICAN WATER SPANIEL |
101 |
191 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
| MINIATURE PINSCHER |
102 |
1660 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
| WIREHAIRED FOX TERRIER |
103 |
227 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| BASSET HOUND |
104 |
1739 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| COTON DE TULEAR |
105 |
150 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| LHASA APSO |
106 |
2110 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
| POODLE, TOY |
107 |
731 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
| BELGIAN SHEEPDOG |
108 |
289 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
| NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND |
109 |
588 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
| BELGIAN TERVUREN |
110 |
632 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
| SHIH TZU |
111 |
4649 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
| TOY FOX TERRIER |
112 |
101 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
| SILKY TERRIER |
113 |
202 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
| WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER |
114 |
2206 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
| WHIPPET |
115 |
350 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
| NORWICH TERRIER |
116 |
142 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
| DACHSHUND |
117 |
9126 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| BRIARD |
118 |
254 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
| KERRY BLUE TERRIER |
119 |
189 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
| CHIHUAHUA |
120 |
2052 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
| SCHNAUZER |
121 |
3016 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
| POMERANIAN |
122 |
3724 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| IRISH WATER SPANIEL |
123 |
240 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
| YORKSHIRE TERRIER |
124 |
3083 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
| BORDER TERRIER |
125 |
253 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
| IRISH WOLFHOUND |
126 |
469 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
| SHIBA INU |
127 |
305 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
| WELSH TERRIER |
128 |
263 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
| CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL |
129 |
925 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
| WELSH CORGI (PEMBROKE) |
130 |
238 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
| PEKINGESE |
132 |
652 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
| CHINESE FOO DOG |
133 |
365 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
| BOSTON TERRIER |
134 |
1475 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| GREYHOUND |
135 |
3657 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER |
136 |
700 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
| BRUSSELS GRIFFON |
137 |
118 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| BICHON FRISE |
138 |
1912 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
| MINIATURE SCHNAUZER |
139 |
2109 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
| FRENCH BULLDOG |
140 |
357 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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