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Health Matters
BREED HEALTH DECLARATION
The Midlands Border Collie Club takes a pro-active approach towards the health of the Border Collie breed.
As a member of the Border Collie Breed Council, it supports research into any health issues which are found to affect the breed - issues found previously, now, and in the future.
The club strongly recommends that its members only breed from hip scored and eye tested stock and actively encourages members to carry out eye and hearing tests on all puppies.
Due to the increasing availability of DNA testing for health issues such as CEA, TNS and CL, we actively support the holding of such DNA testing clinics to encourage our members to make use of them. Further, where such tests are available, we encourage all potential breeders to consider the advantages offered by such testing before carrying out matings.
Finally, we encourage our members, that where possible, they only buy pups from reputable breeders who carry out health checks such as those outlined above. Before parting with puppies, all breeders should thoroughly vet all prospective puppy purchasers.
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Permanent Identification for CHS Certification
As from 1st January 2010, Canine Health Scheme (CHS) certificates will only be issued if your dog has been permanently identified (microchip or tattoo). The permanent identification will be verified before the eye examination takes place. So from this date identification and registration documents are both required for CHS certification.
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Early in 2008 The Kennel Club announced new DNA Testing Schemes For Border Collies for Collie Eye Anomaly/Choroidal Hypoplasia (CEA/CH) and Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (CL) and for Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS), whereby test results can be added to registration documents. Read the KC Bulletins here.
TNS information and case histories can be found on Wessex Border Collie Club's website
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Epilepsy Research
"Scientists and clinicians at the Animal Health Trust (www.aht.org.uk) are embarking on an exciting project to investigate the genetic basis of epilepsy in the Border Collie. By combining the expertise of the clinicians to diagnose dogs with idiopathic epilepsy and state of the art genetic research capability we hope to identify the genetic factors that influence a Border Collie’s risk of developing epilepsy." Read the whole document.
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Canine Lameness
Please follow this link for a fascinating & educational demonstration of sound and unsound movement in dogs:
Canine Lameness Learning Module by Heather Caprette and Jonathan Dyce
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