BVA urges new bulldog breed standardsSeptember 6, 2016DNA research suggests the English bulldog may have reached the tipping point genetically and that reversing the breed’s inherited health issues will be difficult.
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ViaGen Pets produces first U.S. cloned puppySeptember 6, 2016Nubia looks like any other Jack Russell terrier at first glance, but it’s a different story at the genetic level. Nubia is a clone—the first such puppy born in the United States.
Study: Lack of genetic diversity leaves fate of English bulldogs uncertainAugust 4, 2016A new study by University of California, Davis researchers shows that English bulldogs, a breed prone to a number of congenital health problems, have been so overbred that their genetic pool may now be too small to make much-needed health improvements.
Sarcoid tumors linked to genetic susceptibility in horsesJune 21, 2016A horse’s genetic makeup influences whether or not they develop sarcoid skin tumors, according to a new study by an international research group led by scientists at the Baker Institute for Animal Health at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
