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Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD: Chondrodystrophy
Helpful Definitions chondrodystrophy (CDDY) – a genetic mutation that causes abnormal vertebral discs with premature...
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Breeding for Companion Personalities: Carolyn Kelly, RN and Erica Pytlovany, KPA CTP
Carolyn Kelly is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in human health...
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Mary Peaslee, MD, MPH: Deep Dive on Hip Testing, Part 1
Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks...
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Functional Thoughts
Introducing two new Functional Dog Collaborative board members
We want to welcome the two newest board members to the board of The Functional...
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Claire Wade, PhD and Sophie Liu, DVM: The Doberman Genetic Diversity Paper
This week I’m talking to Drs Claire Wade and Sophie Liu about their paper on...
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Inbreeding Depression and Lifespan
Yordy, J, et al. “Body size, inbreeding, and lifespan in domestic dogs”. Conserv. Genet. 21 (2020): 137-148....
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Why Large Dogs Die Young
Kraus, C, et al. “The size-lifespan trade-off decomposed: Why large dogs die young”. Am. Nat. 181 (2013):...
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