4th IDHW Theme Presentations

Breed-Specific Health Strategies Theme Presentations

• Plenary:
  • Overview Breed Specific Health Strategies - Ian Seath
  • Breed-Specific Health Strategies - DogWellNet Resources - Brenda Bonnett
• In Breakout sessions:
• • The Irish Wolfhound Database - Per Arne Flatberg  (*Also see the Poster)
  • USA - BMD Statistics - Registrations and Health - Patricia Long

The Concept of Breed Theme Presentations

• DEFINITION OF 'BREED' ACROSS SPECIES AND COUNTRIES: CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS - Gregoire Leroy
• The Concept of Breed: Past, present - and future? - Helena Skarp

Extremes|Communications Theme Presentations

• Exaggerations and Extremes in Dog - Conformation/Education and Communication - Åke Hedhammar
• Industry Perspectives and Actions on Extremes - Royal Canin - Laureline Malineau
• On the Origins of Breed Types by Means of Human Action - Peter Friedrich
  • Also see: Friedrich, Peter, 2018, Questionable Phenotypic Traits in the Rottweiler - which offers information on valuable breed traits, comments on the "Redesigned Rottweilers with extreme characteristics..."  i.e. the impacts of trendiness supported by media and  human motivations to possess special, extravagant and innovative dogs."
     

Genetic Testing Theme Presentations

• HGTD | Genetic Testing - Theme Overview - Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi
• Researcher Challenges impacting genetic test quality - Claire Wade (*Also see the Poster)

Supply and Demand Theme Presentations

• Supply and Demand - Brenda Bonnett
• Supply and Demand: Ireland: Identifying Change - Jim Stephens
• Supply and Demand: Online Puppy Trade -- Challenges and Actions - Sarah Ross  (*Also see the Poster)
• Supply and Demand: Establishing Science-Based Standards for the Care and Welfare of Dogs in U:S: Commercial Breeding Facilities - Prof. Candace Croney, Purdue University.
   

3rd Interactive Plenary Session

• Canine Welfare - The Human Element - Human Behaviour Change for Animals - Tamzin Furtado