Reminder: Login to access new features and members-only content!

Register to be a member of our community. Its easy!

Register a new account

Already a member?

Log In here!

Donate

Did you find our content interesting or helpful? Help support the IPFD enhance health, well-being and welfare for dogs everywhere.

Jump to content

New Research

  • entries
    31
  • comments
    2
  • views
    18,421

Contributors to this blog

Nordic collaboration study: Is there enough variation to breed healthier Pugs, English Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Boston Terriers?


Katariina Mäki

Viewed: 1,056 times

A Nordic collaboration study aimed to reveal if there is enough phenotypic and genotypic variation to breed for a change in anatomy and predisposition for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS).

The study gathered data and samples from each Scandinavian country on a wide variety of individual dogs of four brachycephalic breeds – English bulldog, French bulldog, Pug and Boston terrier.

Here's the summary of the study:

Lack of success in reduction of illness related to a brachycephalic constitution have been proposed to be due to lack of genetic variation (Pedersen et al 2016). Crossbreeding with non-brachycephalic breeds is repeatedly proposed to handle that but is neither practiced to any greater extent nor favoured by many breeders.
A multicentre Nordic study with data and samples from each Scandinavian country on a wide variety of individual dogs of the brachycephalic breeds – English bulldog, French bulldog, Pug and Boston terrier aimed to reveal if there is enough phenotypic and genotypic variation to make it possible to select for a change in anatomy and predisposition for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS).

Initially “Breed” -gatherings of as many individuals as possible in these breeds at various locations to attract registered as well as non-registered individuals nationally and internationally aimed to be obtained reflecting the within breed variations. Later results from BOAS testing have served the same purpose.

Results: Several dogs already operated on mainly nostrils. Almost all considered healthy by their owners but affected by heat and variable but high Body Condition Scores in many dogs. Variations within and between breeds in clinical signs, in shape of nostrils, in length of nose, in width of neck, in cranio-facial ratio and a verification of earlier noted correlations between conformation and clinical signs.

You can download the whole report as a pdf file below.
 

BOAS invention study Nordic Countries.pdf

0 Comments


Recommended Comments

There are no comments to display.

Guest
Add a comment...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Blog Disclaimer
    The contents of this blog are for informational purposes only and represent the opinion of the author(s), and not that of the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD). This is not intended to be a substitute for professional, expert or veterinarian advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, providers, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on, or linked to from this blog.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.