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BREEDING AGAINST CANINE HIP DYSPLASIA IN THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG [PDF]

BAG. Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics, 2022
Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is a progressive and disabling disorder in large dog breeds, such as the German Shepherd dog. Breeding sires and dams free of dysplasia is the only way to reduce its incidence.
Poverene M.M.
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Approaches to canine health surveillance [PDF]

, 2014
Effective canine health surveillance systems can be used to monitor disease in the general population, prioritise disorders for strategic control and focus clinical research, and to evaluate the success of these measures.
Brodbelt, D C, Church, D B, McGreevy, P D, O'Neill, D G, Sydney, Thomson, P C   +5 more
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Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinarycare in the UK [PDF]

, 2017
The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) has been widely used for a variety of working roles. However, concerns for the health and welfare of the GSD have been widely aired and there is evidence that breed numbers are now in decline in the UK.
A Agresti, A Egenvall, A Gough, A Kathrani, A Kyriazis, A Peiravan, AJ German, AK Hielm-Björkman, AL Holder, AR Michell, BR Kirkwood, C Kraus, C Selman, CE Griffin, D Clements, D O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DG O'Neill, DJ Batchelor, E O'Sullivan, E Sturaro, E Westermarck, EL Buckland, EM Lund, EM Lund, F Galis, G Diesel, GJ Patronek, GK Smith, H Abdi, HE Salvin, J Fatjo, J Summers, JF Summers, JM Dobson, JM Fleming, JM Wahl, JMR Cornelissen, JP Genevois, K Svartberg, K Svartberg, KA Gershman, KA Greer, KE Bergvall, KL Overall, L Asher, L Asher, LJ Kennedy, LM Collins, LM Collins, M Downes, M Petazzoni, MI Benninger, N Ondreka, N Pearce, N Rooney, NJ Robinson, NJ Rooney, P Bateson, P Saetre, P Sandøe, R Packer, R Zeng, RMA Packer, S Breit, SR Urfer, TH Witsberger, VJ Adams, Å Vilson   +69 more
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Femoral cortical thickness index in a population of dogs undergoing total hip replacement. [PDF]

Vet Surg
Abstract Objective To establish a femoral cortical thickness index (CTI) for dogs undergoing total hip replacement (THR), determine the reproducibility of the established CTI measurements, and assess the efficacy of CTI as a preoperative variable in the femoral fracture/fissure occurrence in dogs undergoing THR.
Pfund CB, Wendelburg KL.
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Mechanical osteoarthritis of the hip in a one medicine concept: a narrative review

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Human and veterinary medicine have historically presented many medical areas of potential synergy and convergence. Mechanical osteoarthritis (MOA) is characterized by a gradual complex imbalance between cartilage production, loss, and derangement.
I. Tomé, S. Alves-Pimenta, R. Sargo, J. Pereira, B. Colaço, H. Brancal, L. Costa, M. Ginja   +7 more
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Long-term genetic selection reduced prevalence of hip and elbow dysplasia in 60 dog breeds. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) and elbow dysplasia (ED) impact the health and welfare of all dogs. The first formally organized assessment scheme to improve canine health centered on reducing the prevalence of these orthopedic disorders. Phenotypic screening
A M Oberbauer, G G Keller, T R Famula
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Rejections in an non-purpose bred assistance dog population : reasons, consequences and methods for screening [PDF]

, 2019
Assistance dogs aid people with various impairments on a daily basis. To become an assistance dog, a strict selection procedure and intensive training period must be successfully completed.
Bogaerts, Evelien, Broeckx, Bart, Moons, Christel, Peelman, Luc, Saunders, Jimmy, Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip   +5 more
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Radiographic Diagnosis of Hip Laxity in Rottweilers: Interobserver Agreement at Eight- and Twelve-Months of Age

Animals, 2023
Hip laxity is one of the predisposing factors of canine hip dysplasia. The early diagnosis of hip laxity allows veterinarians to prevent the participation of dysplastic dogs in breeding programs, which could lower the disease’s prevalence due to its ...
Masoud Aghapour, Barbara Bockstahler, Sibylle Kneissl, Aldo Vezzoni, Michaela Gumpenberger, Harald Hechinger, Alexander Tichy, Britta Vidoni   +7 more
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Genetic dissection of canine hip dysplasia phenotypes and osteoarthritis reveals three novel loci

BMC Genomics, 2019
Background Hip dysplasia and osteoarthritis continue to be prevalent problems in veterinary and human medicine. Canine hip dysplasia is particularly problematic as it massively affects several large-sized breeds and can cause a severe impairment of the ...
Lea Mikkola, Saila Holopainen, Tiina Pessa-Morikawa, Anu K. Lappalainen, Marjo K. Hytönen, Hannes Lohi, Antti Iivanainen   +6 more
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Novel protective and risk loci in hip dysplasia in German Shepherds.

PLoS Genetics, 2019
Canine hip dysplasia is a common, non-congenital, complex and hereditary disorder. It can inflict severe pain via secondary osteoarthritis and lead to euthanasia. An analogous disorder exists in humans.
Lea I Mikkola, Saila Holopainen, Anu K Lappalainen, Tiina Pessa-Morikawa, Thomas J P Augustine, Meharji Arumilli, Marjo K Hytönen, Osmo Hakosalo, Hannes Lohi, Antti Iivanainen   +9 more
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