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Borzoi
- health surveys
- belarus
- russia
- swedish insurance data
- breed health database
- borzoi
- registration statistics
- Borzoi - Russian hunting sighthound
- Russkaya psovaya borzaya
- Barzoi
- Lebrel ruso (Barzoï)
- Russischer Windhund
- 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.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)
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Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
The Borzoi (/ˈbɔrzɔɪ/, literally "fast"), also called the Russian wolfhound (Russian: Ру́сская псовая борзая), is a breed of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Descended from dogs brought to Russia from central Asian countries, it is similar in shape to a greyhound, and is also a member of the sighthound family.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions
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Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Russia and Belarus
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
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
2. Koiranet - Finland: FKC Database, Borzoi: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=193
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Bilaga till RAS- Rasspecifika Avels Strategier för borzoi
Enligt beslut årsmöte 2010, fastställd årsmöte 2011, reviderad 2011-07-12
Sanktionerad av SKKs Domarkommitté, möte 2011-06-09, § 92
Översatt till engelska 2015-05-15
Breed-Specific DNA Tests
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
DATABASES:
Breed Standard write-up from the Judges-L
Breed-Specific Research
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: Borzoi Canada
Sweden: Borzoi-Ringen
USA: Borzoi Club of America
Norway: Borzoi Norge
France: Club du Barzoï - France
Netherlands: Nederlandse Barsoi Club
Switzerland: Schweizer Barsoi Club
Finland: Suomen Borzoiklubi Ry
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