- Greyhund
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2022-2026 Englanninvinttikoira
- US: CHIC Greyhound: http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=GH
- Norway: Breeding Strategy: Rasespesifikk avlsstrategi for Greyhound: http://greyhoundklubben.no/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/RASGreyhound.pdf
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http://www.genetics.unibe.ch/research/documents_dogs/neuropathy_in_the_greyhound/index_eng.html
- A Deletion in the N-Myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1 (NDRG1) Gene in Greyhounds with Polyneuropathy
The Greyhound is a very old European breed of dog, a sighthound which has been historically bred for coursing game and latterly Greyhound racing.
Links to Breed Descriptions
AKC Video (link - https://youtu.be/-W7C8U8ZjWk😞
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Great Britain
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
How Greyhounds Conquered the World (AKC)
By: Bud Boccone
From: https://aboutgreys.com/
Demystifying NGA and AKC Greyhound Breed Standards
(Racing/Show greyhounds podcast)
Coefficient of Inbreeding vs. Genetic Diversity Level in Greyhounds
Coefficient of Inbreeding vs. Genetic Diversity Level in Greyhounds-update_2019.pdf
IPFD Board member, Barbara Thiel shared an English translation of this article which appeared in The Greyhound Show blog. The article includes a discussion of data available from the MyDogDNA on genetic diversity measurements in greyhounds - greyhound breeders are encouraged to read this document to gain perspective.
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Health Surveys | Reports
Greyhound Club of America: Greyhound Health Registry: http://www.greyhoundclubofamericainc.org/health-registry/
UK: The Greyhound Club: Health: http://www.thegreyhoundclubuk.co.uk/health/
Online Survey
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
Greyhound World Congress 2017
See a followup post...
https://katrin-und-joachim.de/2018/09/03/greyhound-world-congress-2017-what-happened-so-far/
PROCEEDINGS: https://katrin-und-joachim.de/2018/01/31/proceedings-1-greyhound-world-congress/
Greyhound Neuropathy - The Kennel Club
Greyhound Neuropathy FAQ (English)
Dr. med. vet. Barbara Keßler
Institute for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Actual challenges in breeding show type Greyhounds
Dr. med. vet. Barbara Keßler, (scientist at the Chair for Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
Articles...
Coefficient of Inbreeding vs. Genetic Diversity Level in Greyhound
diversitaet_ik_en_update_2018.pdf
Greyhound Neuropathy - what lessons to learn?
Breed-Specific Research
Neuropathy in the Greyhound
Institute of Genetics | University of Bern
Cord Drögemüller, Doreen Becker, Barbara Kessler, Elisabeth Kemter, Jens Tetens, Konrad Jurina, Karin Hultin Jäderlund, Annette Flagstad, Michele Perloski, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Kaspar Matiasek
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011258
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
US: The Greyhound Club of America: http://www.greyhoundclubofamericainc.org/
Finland: Suomen Greyhoundyhdistys ry: http://www.greyhoundyhdistys.fi/
UK: Greyhound Club: http://www.thegreyhoundclubuk.co.uk/
Norway: Norsk Greyhound Klubb: http://greyhoundklubben.no/
Germany: Deutscher Windhundzucht- und Rennverband e.V.: https://www.windhundverband.de/rassen/greyhound/
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