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Feb 19, 2010, 9:17 AM
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Re: [ACC] THE JOYS OF BEAGLING 2 (Breeding and Welphing)
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Genetic defects...
Some dogs have certain inheritable characteristics, that can develop into a disability or disease. Excessive wear of hip joint or bone, known as hip dysplasia is one such condition. As well, some eye abnormalities, heart conditions, deafness, are proven to be inherited.
There have been extensive studies of these conditions, commonly sponsored by breed clubs and dog registries, while breed clubs provide information of common genetic defects for according breed. As well, special organizations, such as Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, collect data and provide it to breeders, as well as to the general public.
Some registries, such as AKC include records of absence of certain genetic defects, known as certification, into dog’s individual records. For example, the GSD National Breed Club in Germany is a registry that recognizes that hip dysplasia is a genetic defect for the dogs of this breed. Accordingly, it requires all dogs to pass evaluation for absence of Hip Dysplasia in order to register their progeny, and records the results in individual dog‘s pedigrees.
(This post was edited by ACC on Feb 19, 2010, 9:34 AM)
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