by Amanda Venturino | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Bannasch, D., Famula, T., Donner, J. et al. The effect of inbreeding, body size and morphology on health in dog breeds. Canine Genet Epidemiol 8, 12 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-021-00111-4 PubMed Link | Full Text by Amanda Venturino MS, MSc This study...
by Conny Kraus | Oct 16, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Kraus C, et al. “How size and genetic diversity shape lifespan across breeds of purebred dogs”. GeroScience (2022). PubMed Link | Full Text (paywall until September 2023) by Dr. Cornelia Kraus (first author of the study) This study investigates the relationship...
by Jessica Hekman | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Morrill, Kathleen, et al. “Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes.” Science 376.6592 (2022): eabk0639. PubMed Link | Full Text Link by Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD (Note: the author of this summary is second author on the paper) ...
by Conny Kraus | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog, The Library
This post is part of a three-part series. See also: Summary of Packer et al. (2015) Summary of Liu et al. (2017) by Dr. Cornelia Kraus The papers by Packer et al. (2015, just Packer from here on) and Liu et al (2017, just Liu from here on) on risk factors for BOAS...
by Conny Kraus | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Packer, et al. “Impact of facial conformation on canine health: brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome”. PLOS One (2015) 10: e0137496. PubMed Link | Full Text Link This two-part study investigates risk factors for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS)...
by Conny Kraus | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Liu, et al. “Conformational risk factors of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) in pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs”. PLOS One (2017) 12(8): e0181928. PubMed Link | Full Text Link This study identifies breed-specific conformational risk factors for...
