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The Big Picture - in the Dog World as a Whole and for your next Breeding Decision Note: This topic was prompted partly by IPFD's participation in the Canine Health Summit (videos available) put on by Embark Veterinary. See our Q&A article on breeding and genetics topics here. My last blog in 2020 was on the Big Picture in the dog world - it was about Reframing Discussions, globally. Based on our document...the blog describes a webinar and links to presentations discussing all the stakeholders in dog health and welfare and their individual and collective responsibilities. -
Linebreeding vs. Inbreeding – Let’s be perfectly clear.
Brenda Bonnett posted a blog entry in Brenda's Blog
Linebreeding vs. Inbreeding – Let’s be perfectly clear. Note: This topic was prompted partly by IPFD's participation in the Canine Health Summit put on by Embark Veterinary. See our Q&A article on breeding and genetics topics here. Inbreeding is the mating of related individuals – that is those who have one or more relatives in common. Linebreeding is not simply a form of inbreeding – it IS inbreeding. How close that inbreeding is depends on the selection of individuals within that line. Linebreeding/inbreeding - by definition - reduces genetic diversity. B -
In 2004, I got my PhD on the subject 'Breeding against hip and elbow dysplasia in dogs'. My conclusion was that it is possible to breed against these traits and that not much has happened though. The reason was that no systematic selection has in practice been made against these defects. Now, 11 years later, I am glad to see that Finnish breeders have managed to achieve genetic as well as phenotypic gain. St Bernards have also increased their lifespan, as their health has been improving. The Finnish Kennel Club started to estimate breeding values (EBVs) for hip and elbo -
Finnish Kennel Club -- Approaches to Improving Health
Ann Milligan posted a article in Hip Dysplasia
The Finnish Kennel Club News Blog at http://dogwellnet.com/blogs/blog/16-finnish-kennel-club-news/ contains posts which offer information on health management for breeds. -
The increasing availability of genetic screening tests, DNA tests, and now multiplex test panels also requires an understanding of what the tests tell you. Jerold Bell, DVM discusses the practical applications for using the results of these tests to improve the health of dogs, the dangers for the inappropriate use of genetic tests to dog health, and the roles of the breeder, dog owner and veterinarian in utilizing genetic tests. Also see: Essentials of Health Screening and DNA Testing in Dogs - Anita Oberbauer -
Making Assessments of Dogs' Respiration has been produced by the Swedish Kennel Club as part of the work in improving health in pedigree dogs. The film illustrates the causes and background to dogs' respiratory problems and the difficulties to adjust the body temperature. The film discusses the signs of affected breathing that a judge may observe. (English subtitled) Making Assessments of Dogs' Respiration is a complement to the Breed-Specific Instructions for Judges, BSI. Also see: The Breed-Specific Instructions Initiative for Judges (BSI) The Swedish Kennel Club's Br -
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USA BMD StatisticsRegistrations and Health by Pat Long, May 2019 This file contains statistics for Bernese Mountain Dogs tested for vWD, DM and Antegene's Histio PreTest. Also see the xls... AKC BMD registrations statistics 1937-current.xlsx -
The increasing availability of genetic screening tests, DNA tests, and now multiplex test panels also requires an understanding of what the tests tell you. View this presentation and learn: - The practical applications for using the results of these tests to improve the health of dogs - The dangers for the inappropriate use of genetic tests to dog health - The roles of the breeder, dog owner and veterinarian in utilizing genetic tests -
Practical Application of Genetic Testing
IPFD DWN Editor1 posted a article in Tests | Breeding Decisions
Practical application of genetic testing for dogs; test results inform breeding decisions. -
Maintaining and Improving Breeds Jerold S Bell DVM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University jerold.bell@tufts.edu (This article was published in the September 2016 Perspectives – AKC Delegates Newsletter. It can be reproduced with the permission of the author.)
