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Topic Dog Boards / Breeding / Recommended Health Testing
- By Crespin Date 11.03.08 02:59 UTC
Just Curious, and also to help other people, what Health tests are required for your breed?

Lets get this started with the Miniature Pinscher

DNA Test for MPS VI  - Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
Eyes
Hips
Legg-Calves Perthes
Patellas

Optional Testing:
Colour Gene Testing (Could this dog produce a blue, chocolate, black and rust, or reds)
vWD (some people say that any pinscher breed, should be tested for vWD since it is found in the Doberman, and the common dog between the Dobe and the Min Pin is the German Pinscher)
- By briedog [gb] Date 11.03.08 07:24 UTC
flatcoat retriever  which i do for my dogs

are
hips
eyes
elbows
patellas.

optional testing

dna for colour
thyriod and heart if theres a problem.
you cannot test for cancer only when there a problem in the dog to find out which type of cancer.

spanish water dogs
hip
eyes.

thyriod and heart if theres a problem
- By Soli Date 11.03.08 07:58 UTC
Only one thing gets tested for in Pharaohs in the UK and that's Patellas.  Even then that's only a recomendation from the Club and not a requirement.  I don't know anyone who's had their dogs done in the last few years before they've bred a litter - they think it's gone away - it hasn't :(

Debs
- By Polo Date 11.03.08 09:02 UTC Edited 11.03.08 09:06 UTC
Required for Standard Poodle by breed club;
      Sebaceous Adenitus
But these should also be done, really;
       Hips scored
       Eye test for Hereditary Cataract yearly
        Von Willebrands
      
and make sure the line is free of Addisons

    
- By Jeangenie [gb] Date 11.03.08 09:05 UTC
For dalmatians only BAER and ideally hip-scoring too, although hips aren't a great problem - the worst score so far has been 39.
- By Missie Date 11.03.08 09:07 UTC
Leonberger:

Hips
Elbows
Eyes - yearly (HD)
- By Abbeypap [gb] Date 11.03.08 09:17 UTC
Papillons

PRA and Patella not required but carried out by some breeders.

Joan
- By Teri Date 11.03.08 09:59 UTC
BSDs are:

hips
eyes for juvenile cataracts. 

Both breed clubs are actively involved in researching the mode of inheritance re epilepsy and hopefully a DNA test will be available at some point in the future.

These conditions aside (none prolific in the varieties thankfully) the BSD is a relatively healthy breed - let's hope it stays that way!
- By Reesy [gb] Date 11.03.08 10:06 UTC
Boxer:

The main test that is asked for is the heart testing (AS), but the KC don't record this.  The boxer has a fantastic breed council that collects all this information.

The other test that the KC ask for is hip scoring, this is only a recommendation and not a requirement.
- By satincollie (Moderator) Date 11.03.08 10:16 UTC
Border Collie
Eyes -DNA for  CEA, eyetesting annually for PRA
Hips some do elbows
DNA tests for  Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (CL), Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS) and some do MRD-1
some BAER hearing test
Research is on going for epilepsy
- By Brainless [gb] Date 11.03.08 11:00 UTC
In UK the breed club requires Norwegian Elkhounds to be:

Hip Scored,
Eye tested,

Recently the club asks that people test for Kidney function, due to concerns over a few cases of Juvenile Renal Dysplasia found World wide.

The American club thinks Elkhounds should be tested for Hips Eyes Kidneys and Thyroid.

I think they find more under active Thyroid in the USA because so many of the pet dogs are neutered young and this hugely increases the risk of Hypothyroid (3 or four fold).
- By welshie [cz] Date 11.03.08 11:59 UTC
e.s.s
fucosidosis
pra
glaucoma
and chronic hepatitis is increasing in ess and at the moment it is being investigatedto determine whether there is a genetic link that predisposes some dogs to it
- By Floradora [gb] Date 11.03.08 12:03 UTC
Golden Retrievers :
Hip scoring
Annual eye test for
HC
MRD
CPRA
PRA

I also have mine elbow scored too.
Have heard of some breeders also having heart tests.
- By coda [gb] Date 11.03.08 19:10 UTC
Staffies have -

DNA testing for HC + L-2-HGA .

Eye screening for PHPV.
- By peanuts [gb] Date 12.03.08 23:42 UTC
Newfoundlands

The Newfoundland club asks for

Hip Scoring
Heart Dopplering
Cystinuria

and most people are beginning to do

Elbows and eyes aswell

Peanuts
- By hayley123 Date 13.03.08 00:16 UTC
there are no required tests for border terriers in the uk, but they test for hd in america
- By rebrose [gb] Date 13.03.08 10:04 UTC
cocker spaniels
required test, eye testing-including gonioscopy, it is also recommended that you also DNA test and hip score (which i will be doing this year)

miniature long haired dachshund
DNA test-PRA
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