- Brief Description
The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), or simply Cattle Dog, is a breed of herding dog originally developed in Australia for droving cattle over long distances across rough terrain.
Source: Wikipedia
- Links to Breed Descriptions
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- Other Names for Breed
- Australian cattledog
- Bouvier australien
- Boyero australiano
- Australischer Treibhund
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Australia
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed Standards
- There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are: - Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
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Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care.
Agria Breed Profile 2006-2011- Australian Cattle Dog - 2011-2016 Agria Breed profile - Australian Cattle Dog
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Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care.
- 2. Finland: FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=287
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- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/or English summary
3. Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=287&T=2Breed Health Surveys:
1. Australian Cattle Dog Society of Great Britain Breed Health Survey 2014 | Winter Update to the Health Report - Heart Testing
(Internal) acd-breed-health-report-2014.pdf | heart-testing.pdf
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Australia:
Australian Cattle Dog Club Of Victoria
The Australian Cattle Dog Society of NSW
Canada: Australian Cattle Dog Club of Canada
UK: Australian Cattle Dog Society of Great Britain
USA: Australian Cattle Dog Club of America
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