General Principles
Within this section we will post information and links to material about the need, challenges and sources of population data.
6 articles in this category
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- Within this section we will post information and links to material about the need, challenges and sources of population data. For example: Dr. Dan O'Neill, who developed VetCompass in the UK ( http://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass ), has written this review article: http://www.cgejournal.org/content/1/1/2 From the article: "An ability to identify at a population level how many dogs, within breeds or across all breeds develop certain diseases, either over a fixed time period (e.g. each year) or as a proportion of the total population is very important. This helps establish whether some animals and breeds are particularly susceptible to a disease or whether conditions are becoming more or less common." The aims of any given study and the methods influence the findings and what can be extrapolated from them. This is true for formal research studies and, e.g., breed club surveys. Sometimes conflicting results are due to the different approaches or inaccurate data. However, usually, there is some useful information, if we are careful in how we interpret findings. As we develop this section on DogWellNet we hope to assist stakeholders in assembling the best picture of health and disease in specific breeds, and dogs in general. Through this we will also identify gaps - areas where our understanding is lacking - and this will help inform new studies and research.
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Presented at the Breed Health Co-ordinator Symposium, Sept 23rd, 2016 -- The Kennel Club, UK ALSO SEE: The Kennel Club's website for more information... Breed Health Co-ordinators and BHC Symposium https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health/breed-health-co-ordinators/
Dr Dan O’Neill
MVB BSc(hons) GPCert(SAP) GPCert(FelP) GPCert(Derm) GPCert(B&PS) MSc(VetEpi) PhD MRCVS
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Book review "Managing Breeds for a Secure Future: Strategies for Breeders and Breed Associations" by D. Phillip Sponenberg, Jeannette Beranger and Alison Martin "That is where breed politics get into the picture, and breed politics frequently do not have an answer in biology." This quote sums up why "Managing Breeds" is so important. Talking to dog breeders about breed specific challenges concerning health and population genetics, you often encounter lack of understanding when you- Barbara Thiel graciously provided DWN's community with a book review - a great read for breed managers and breeders.
"Managing Breeds for a Secure Future: Strategies for Breeders and Breed Associations"
by D. Phillip Sponenberg, Jeannette Beranger and Alison Martin Originally published in 2007, Second Edition 2017
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Print version - PDF: AKCCHF Understanding Breeds as Populations_text.pdf UNDERSTANDING BREEDS AS POPULATIONS Jerold S Bell DVM jerold.bell@tufts.edu Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University This article was presented at the 2019 AKC Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference. It can be reprinted with the written permission of the author. Dog breeds are like different ethnic populations of people. All people on earth are- Jerold S Bell DVM (jerold.bell@tufts.edu) Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University presented this article at the 2019 AKC Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference. The article has been reprinted here with the written permission of the author.
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This article 'Approaches to Canine Health Surveillance' is available Open Access for free- Effective canine health surveillance systems can be used to monitor disease in the general population, prioritise disorders for strategic control and focus clinical research, and to evaluate the success of these measures. The key attributes for optimal data collection systems that support canine disease surveillance are representativeness of the general population, validity of disorder data and sustainability. Limitations in these areas present as selection bias, misclassification bias and discontinuation of the system respectively. Canine health data sources are reviewed to identify their strengths and weaknesses for supporting effective canine health surveillance. It is concluded that active collection systems using secondary health data provide the optimal resource for canine health surveillance.
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Understanding Dog Breeds as Populations - J. Bell AKC-CHF 2019 SEE: "Understanding Dog Breeds as Populations,” from the 2019 AKC Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference 2019 at https://vimeo.com/404315561 You will need to view this video on Vimeo. AKC CHF 2019 NPCCHC - Dr. Bell from AKC Canine Health Foundation on Vimeo.- See Jerold Bell's presentation at the 2019 AKC-CHF Parent Club Conference. This article is for breeders and Breed Club Health management teams. The take home message is an improved understanding of selection of dogs for breeding.
