2020.12.15 Breeding schemes for intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds: Is disc calcification score preferable to genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12? Approximately every fifth Dachshund is affected by disc herniation - a painful, hereditary condition which is typically preceded by disc calcification. In this study we investigate the incidence of disc herniation in th…
2020.01.02 Breeding French bulldogs so that they breathe well—A long way to go By E.-M. Ravn-Mølby, L. Sindahl, S. S. Nielsen, C. S. Bruun, P. Sandøe & M. Fredholm (2019) PLOS ONE. PLOS Abstract Brachycephalic syndrome (BS) is a pathophysiological disorder caused by excessive soft tissue within…
2017.02.21 Why do people buy dogs with potential welfare problems related to extreme conformation and inherited disease? A representative study of Danish owners of four small dog breeds By P. Sandøe, S. V. Kondrup, P. C. Bennett, B. Forkman, I. Meyer, H. F. Proschowsky, J. A. Serpell, T. B. Lund PLOS ONE. PLOS. 2017 Abstract A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes…
2015.05.01 Welfare in horse breeding By M.L.H. Campbell & P. Sandøe (2015) Veterinary Record. BMJ Publishing Group. Welfare problems related to the way horses are bred, whether by coitus or by the application of artificial reproduction techniques (ARTs),…