Australian Shepherd - Toy
FCI Group
Not Recognized
AKC Group
Not Recognized
TKC Group
Not Recognized
Country of Origin
AU
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Test Relevances
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1)
Moderate Relevance
Achromatopsia (Cone Degeneration, Hemeralopia), AMAL
No Evidence
Coat Colour Brown
No Evidence
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA/CH)
No Evidence
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 6 (NCL6)
No Evidence
Primary Hereditary Cataract (PHC)
No Evidence
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-prcd)
No Evidence
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1)
Moderate Relevance
Achromatopsia (Cone Degeneration, Hemeralopia), AMAL
No Evidence
Currently seeking breed-specific reports, but mutation found across diverse breeds, so relevance still under investigation. May be relevant for breeds not listed, but of shared origins (e.g. Mini vs Toy Australian Shepherd)
Coat Colour Brown
No Evidence
Coat colour and pattern are not usually breed-specific, but testing may be common in certain breeds
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA/CH)
No Evidence
May be relevant across many breeds, including those not specified in the literature, but of shared origins. Several reports have been raised that in some breeds the causality of the mutation may be complex. Clinical diagnosis may be especially important to the individual dog.
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Both clinically rare and of complex inheritance. Test is considered poorly correlated with risk for development of DM, and recommendations are to not use the test for breed-wide breeding strategies. While the SOD 1 variant may be commonly found across many breeds, there are few clinical cases observed and confirmed, and in many cases DM has never been observed in the breeds.
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 6 (NCL6)
No Evidence
Considered very rare, but may be relevant in breeds similar to the Australian Shepherd.
Primary Hereditary Cataract (PHC)
No Evidence
May be relevant; researched in the American and Australian Shepherd
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-prcd)
No Evidence
Multiple research sources indicate that this form of PRA-prcd could be present in many breeds, and testing could be relevant widely across a large number of different breeds of dog, many of which are terriers or breeds with terrier co?ancestry, but some of which have more diverse origins. Research indicates that the mutation is present at varying breed-specific frequency, but that testing and applying the test results can lead to signifigant reduction in the disease.
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