Clinical genetics in dog breeding
1998
Zoldag, L. (Univ. of Vet. Sci., Budapest (Hungary). Dep. of Anim. Breeding and Nutr.)
Breeders of pedigree dogs and veterinarians engaged in small animal practice are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of hereditary diseases. Detailed and accurate breeding records are invariably kept by pedigree dog breeders and these could provide a useful information to our genetic investigation. A suspicion that the fundamental cause of a disorder might be genetic has a considerable influence on the advice given to a breeder and on the treatment carried out by a veterinarian. It is often difficult to formulate precise breeding advice because a careful analysis of obtainable data and a complete genetic explanation is in many cases elusive. Investigation into the acthiology of any genetic disorders is very time consuming and not always conclusive. This may be due to insufficient co-operation between breeders or to unavoidable lack of referring information. This review article tries to give some guidelines for investigating possible genetic contributions to disease by discussing the known examples of hereditary disorders of genital organs of the bitch. Recommendations are also given how the incidence of different inherited diseases in dog may be reduced
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