Definitions and Background
Here we provide information and links to help clarify terms - such as breed, purebred, and pedigreed dog - which are often confused or used inappropriately.
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Agria Animal Insurance The Agria Djurförsäkring (Agria Animal Insurance) Agria Dog Breed Profiles provide comprehensive statistics on health and disease in dogs, based on 200,000 Swedish dogs each year between 1995 and 2002. Data is organized by year, by age, by gender, survival statistics and more for each breed - and for all breeds combined. Links to data for selected breeds are available in our Pedigreed Breeds database. American Kennel Club- In this article, we take a look at some excellent resources for breeds and breed health available from IPFD and our Partner organizations, including: Agria Animal Insurance American Kennel Club Canadian Kennel Club Finnish Kennel Club German Kennel Club Irish Kennel Club The Kennel Club Swedish Kennel Club Orthopedic Foundation for Animals Wisdom Health International Partnership for Dogs/DogWellNet.com This resource is continually under construction - we will be adding more links and more Partner information as available Note: The layout/content of these sites is subject to change without notice.
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Purebred: According to the American Kennel Club, for a dog to be purebred means "the sire and dam of a dog are members of a recognized breed and the ancestry of a dog consists of the same breed over many generations." Wikipedia typically defines a purebred dog as “a dog of a modern dog breed with a documented pedigree in a stud book and may be registered with a breed club that may also be part of a national kennel club.” Often used interchangeably with “pedigreed”. Pedigree: A pedigr- inbreeding
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- pedigree dogs
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- These terms are often confused or used inappropriately. Here we provide some information and links to help clarify the situation.
See related content from the 4th IDHW
4th IDHW Theme #1: The Concept of ‘Breed’
The Concept of Breed Theme Presentations- DEFINITION OF 'BREED' ACROSS SPECIES AND COUNTRIES: CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS - Gregoire Leroy
- The Concept of Breed: Past, present - and future? - Helena Skarp
New Expanded Content - February 2021
Crossbreeding and Outcrossing: Two terms, many concepts.
Linebreeding vs. Inbreeding – Let’s be perfectly clear.
