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Dave St. LouisCategory: HGTD Initiating Sponsors - Genetic Test Providers
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Neogen's worldwide genomic operations deliver innovative, affordable DNA testing for the discovery and application of genomic testing for animals, agriculture, agronomy, forestry and horticulture. Neogen partners with researchers at universities, kennel clubs and commercial DNA test providers to deliver data regarding canine health, physical traits and breed ancestry. For more information, please visit http://genomics.neogen.com/en/canine.
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www.genomics.neogen.com/en/

Neogen Genomics operations deliver innovative, affordable DNA testing for the discovery and commercial application of genomic advances that enhance the safety and abundance of life.
 

Neogen Genomics is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave St. LouisCategory: Sponsors - Associations and Organizations
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The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is the largest nonprofit funder of health research focused solely on dogs. Donations from individual dog lovers, dog clubs, foundations and corporations are invested in a diverse portfolio of innovative canine health research grants that aim to find better treatments, more accurate diagnoses, and an improved understanding of the mechanism that cause disease in dogs.
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http://www.akcchf.org/

The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is the largest nonprofit funder of health research focused solely on dogs. Donations from individual dog lovers, dog clubs, foundations and corporations are invested in a diverse portfolio of innovative canine health research grants that aim to find better treatments, more accurate diagnoses, and an improved understanding of the mechanism that cause disease in dogs.
 

The Canine Health Foundation is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 

 
 
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Dave St. LouisCategory: HGTD Initiating Sponsors - Genetic Test Providers
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By taking a comparative approach to research, the company aspires to accelerate the pace of cancer-related discoveries leading to improved diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes. Sentinel Biomedical created the world’s first and most rapid and reliable early detection system for canine bladder cancer/TCC/UC, allowing for more timely therapeutic intervention. The company continues to develop innovative cancer detection products with forensic level sensitivity, supported by robust research, proven science and leading genetics and oncology experts.
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http://www.sentinelbiomedical.com

Sentinel Biomedical is a pioneering comparative health company committed to research and scientific innovation. The company’s primary focus is investigating canine cancers and identifying biological changes and environmental influences that may be shared with human cancers, making canines true watchdogs in the area of human health.
 

Sentinel Biomedical is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 
 
 
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Dave St. LouisCategory: HGTD Initiating Sponsors - Genetic Test Providers
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Our experienced laboratories offer more than 1,000 routine DNA tests for animals, plants and microorganisms. The three locations offer the same DNA services, and the number of DNA tests available is routinely increased by the newest developments in the field.
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http://www.vhlgenetics.com

Utilising the latest DNA technologies has enabled the VHLGenetics to grow exponentially since 1993.
 
Our experienced laboratories offer more than 1,000 routine DNA tests for animals, plants and microorganisms. The three locations offer the same DNA services, and the number of DNA tests available is routinely increased by the newest developments in the field.
 
 

VHLGenetics is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave St. LouisCategory: HGTD Initiating Sponsors - Genetic Test Providers
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Mars has spent nearly two decades researching canine genetics starting with our instrumental role in the Canine Genomics project in 1999. Mars Veterinary was established in 2005 and since that time their team of scientists and geneticists has been analyzing canine DNA. By using DNA to discover a dog's ancestry and screen for genetic diseases, pet owners and veterinarians can work together to proactively address the one-of-a-kind needs of each unique dog.
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http://www.wisdompanel.com

Wisdom Panel (formerly Mars Veterinary/Wisdom Health)  became a part of Kinship, a division of Mars Petcare, the world’s largest pet care provider. Their mission is to facilitate responsible pet care by enhancing the well-being and relationship between pets, pet owners, breeders, shelters and veterinarians through valuable insights into pets as individuals.
Wisdom Panel is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
GTP listing: HGTD: https://dogwellnet.com/ctp/labs/81-wisdom-panel/
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave St. LouisCategory: Non Breed Specific Collaborators
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Veterinarians in the UK launched the original impetus to organize a specialist group for small animal veterinary care - an initiative which led first to the creation of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and, later, to the WSAVA.
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http://www.wsava.org/

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) is an association of associations. Its membership is made up of veterinary organisations from all over the world, which are concerned with companion animals.
 
 

The Hereditary Diseases Committee of the WSAVA is collaborating on the IPFD Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs initiative.
 
Website: www.wsava.org
 
 

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Ann MilliganCategory: Breed Specific Collaborators
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Website: http://www.ashgi.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashgi

"ASHGI is dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge of genetics in the Australian Shepherd, and the inherited diseases from which it sometimes suffers. We envision serving all Aussies, no matter what their purpose, the goals of their owners, or where they live. ASHGI will work both independently and in cooperation with researchers, breed clubs, canine health organizations and foundations that provide grant funds for canine genetics research."
 
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IPFD DWN Editor1Category: Contributing Partners
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The Irish Kennel Club promotes the responsible ownership and breeding of dogs throughout Ireland through education, registration, training and support schemes and events.
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http://www.ikc.ie/

The Irish Kennel Club promotes the responsible ownership and breeding of dogs throughout Ireland through education, registration, training and support schemes and events.
 
Website: http://www.ikc.ie/
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Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI) (the Italian Kennel Club in English), is Italy's primary kennel club, overseeing dog pedigree registration. ENCI also provides the country's show judges and other dog show-related services.
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https://www.enci.it/

The Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI) is an association recognized in 1940, which finds its origins in the Italian Kennel Club founded in 1882. ENCI is an association of breeders aimed to protect dog breeds by improving and increasing breeding, as well as regulating and promoting their use and their valorisation for zootechnical, social and sporting purposes. ENCI offers assistance to breeders and breed clubs for managing selection plans by collaborating with the main Italian Universities.
ENCI manages the herd book by registering, in recent years, about 200,000 puppies a year; it provides for the training of judges and experts whom evaluate the morphological and functional characteristics of subjects registered in the Stud Book. The dog units formed by ENCI work for the assistance to people with disabilities, assisted interventions with animals with a therapeutic, rehabilitative, educational and ludic-recreational value; they are also used for monitoring, conservation and management projects in the wildlife-environmental sector.
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VetCompass shares and analyses veterinary clinical information to understand the disorders and improve the welfare of companion animals.
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http://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass

Contact: vetcompass@rvc.ac.uk

 

VetCompass shares and analyses veterinary clinical information to understand the disorders and improve the welfare of companion animals. Effective systems for the generation, sharing and application of reliable evidence are critical to improve the health of dogs. VetCompass is delighted to formally support and collaborate with the IPFD and DogWellNet which are critical elements in the international effort to better understand and enhance the lives of dogs worldwide.
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IPFD DWN Editor1Category: HGTD Initiating Sponsors - Genetic Test Providers
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OFA's mission is to promote the health and welfare of companion animals through a reduction in the incidence of genetic disease.

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Today’s OFA Mission is, “To improve the health and well being of companion animals through a reduction in the incidence of genetic disease...”
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https://www.ofa.org/

The OFA was a Founding Partner of the International Partnership for Dogs and an Initiating Partner for the HGTD Initiative.
See OFA's About Us page at: https://www.ofa.org/about

The OFA is a participant in the IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 
 
 
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IPFD DWN Editor1Category: Contributing Partners
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Suomen Kennelliitto (Finnish Kennel Club, in English) - Established in 1889, the Finnish Kennel Club is a nationwide expert organisation on canine matters. Its aim is to promote the breeding of pedigree dogs, support diverse dog-related activities and improve dog-keeping standards in Finland. FKC disseminates expert information and serves as a comprehensive lobbying organisation for Finnish and international dog activities.
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https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en

Suomen Kennelliitto (Finnish Kennel Club, in English) - Established in 1889, the Finnish Kennel Club is a nationwide expert organisation on canine matters. Its aim is to promote the breeding of pedigree dogs, support diverse dog-related activities and improve dog-keeping standards in Finland. FKC disseminates expert information and serves as a comprehensive lobbying organisation for Finnish and international dog activities.
 
Website: https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en
FKC Database: KoiraNet-jalostustietojärjestelmä: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/
PEVISA: https://www.kennelliitto.fi/kasvatus-ja-terveys/pentueen-rekisterointi/kaikkia-rotuja-koskevat-rekisterointiehdot-pevisa-ja-rotukohtaiset-erityisehdot
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IPFD DWN Editor1Category: Contributing Partners
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The NKC has more than 225 membership clubs and 13 regions. Our clubs have a total of 75,000 members, and we register approximately 30,000 puppies annually.
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https://www.nkk.no/english/category1045.html

The Norwegian Kennel Club (NKC) was founded in 1898, and is the largest organisation for dog owners in Norway.
Website: https://www.nkk.no/english/category1045.html
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The French Kennel Club - SOCIÉTÉ CENTRALE CANINE (SCC) - was founded in 1881 as a non-profit organization by dog fanciers aiming to replenish native dog breeds and to bring in and establish foreign ones as well. The Société Centrale Canine became soon the reference canine organization, being recognized as a public interest organization by decree of the Council of State in April 1914.
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https://www.centrale-canine.fr

The French Kennel Club - SOCIÉTÉ CENTRALE CANINE (SCC) - was founded in 1881 as a non-profit organization by dog fanciers aiming to replenish native dog breeds and to bring in and establish foreign ones as well. The Société Centrale Canine became soon the reference canine organization, being recognized as a public interest organization by decree of the Council of State in April 1914. The SCC is proud to be one of the founders of the FCI in 1911, together with the Kennel Clubs from Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
 
Website: https://www.centrale-canine.fr/
Follow this link for the French Kennel Club Blog at DogWellNet
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The Kennel Club is the biggest investor in canine health and welfare in the country. It registers approximately 250,000 pedigree dogs each year and thousands more on its companion dog and activity registers, and it and runs Petlog, the UK's largest lost and found database for microchipped pets. The Club invests the money that it makes back into dogs through the Kennel Club Charitable Trust and the Kennel Club Educational Trust. Its charitable initiatives include supporting rehoming centres and investing in research and the development of DNA tests to help prevent canine diseases. The Kennel Club has its own Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust where this work is carried out.
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http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk

 

 

The Kennel Club is the largest organization in the UK devoted to dog health, welfare and training. Its objective is to ensure that dogs live healthy, happy lives with responsible owners.
 
Website: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk
 
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For more than 100 years now the VDH has been exerting a positive influence on life with a dog in Germany. The VDH has established itself as the greatest lobby group, as an institution rich in tradition and as a seal of quality, and is much sought after as an absolute authority on all matters relating to dogs. For professionals from the media, courts of justice, government ministries, local authorities and also for those simply interested in dogs – the VDH is the first point of contact for everyone.
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An overview of the VDH (in German) can be found here.

The VDH - Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (German Kennel Club in English) is the foremost organisation representing the interests of dog owners throughout Germany – the first address to find out everything there is to know on the subject of life with dogs, on dog sports and on dog breeding. As an umbrella organisation for its 175 member clubs, the VDH today represents more than 650,000 members.
 
Website: http://www.vdh.de/en/home/
Registration Statistics: https://www.vdh.de/ueber-den-vdh/welpenstatistik/
An overview of the VDH (in German) can be found here. 
 
"The VDH is the leading advocacy of all dog owners in Germany - the primary authority on life with dogs, dog sports and dog breeds. As the umbrella organization for 175 member associations of the VDH today represents more than 650,000 members."
 
This page contains links to 32 breeds whose standards are managed by VDH, VDH Staff and Committee's contacts, VDH Statutes & Regulations, the Organization Structure/composition, Registration Statistics for breeds from 2000-2014, a link to VDH History and a link to VDH's Annual Report. 
Breed Registrations/Statistics: https://www.vdh.de/ueber-den-vdh/welpenstatistik/
 
Also see the Rasselexikon (BREEDOPEDIA)
A comprehensive online reference of 343 breeds including a detailed description of each breed which covers the general appearance, the character, the history and coat. Some breed profiles contain a video presentation (in German). In addition: the Breedopedia includes addresses of VDH member clubs and breeders with VDH-seal of approval. The breed listing is alphabetical and a specific breed search function is available.
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Agria partners with IPFD through the Agria SKK Research Fund (the Formal Patron of IPFD). Note: The site is displayed in Swedish by default, but your browser (Google Chrome or Internet Explorer) should be able to translate the text to English by right-clicking on the page and selecting the translation option from the menu. Firefox users can find a handy translation add-on available here.
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http://www.agria.se/

Agria Djurförsäkring (Agria Animal Insurance) is one of the world's leading animal insurers specialising in small animal and equine insurance. The company dominates Scandinavian pet insurance and has recognised the importance of working closely with the veterinary profession since insuring the first horse in 1890.
 
Agria Djurförsäkring is a proud sponsor of IPFD's Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Initiative.
 
Website:  http://www.agria.se/
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The SKK - Svenska Kennelklubben (Swedish Kennel Club, in English), is Sweden's largest organisation dedicated to dogs and dog owners. We represent the interests of our 300,000 members – first time dog owners, experienced breeders, hunters, dog lovers, puppy buyers, exhibitors, agility competitors and many more.
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http://www.skk.se/en/

The SKK - Svenska Kennelklubben (Swedish Kennel Club, in English), is Sweden's largest organisation dedicated to dogs and dog owners. We represent the interests of our 300,000 members – first time dog owners, experienced breeders, hunters, dog lovers, puppy buyers, exhibitors, agility competitors and many more.
 
Website: http://www.skk.se/en/
Database: Avelsdata
Follow this link for the SKK Blog at DogWellNet
Follow this link for more information on the Swedish Kennel Club including our organizational structure, code of ethics, and more.
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Our Platform - DogWellNet.com
 

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DogWellNet.com is the online platform for IPFD and is a curated information hub as well as housing resources to support actions by IPFD and its Partners and Collaborators.

 

 


 

International Dog Health Workshops

 

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The IPFD's signature events, the IDHWs bring together decision makers from professional, regulatory, national and regional, welfare and other organisations that are stakeholders in dog health, well-being and welfare and human-dog interactions under the tagline 'From Information and Collaboration to Action'. The 5th IDHW takes place 13-15 June 2024, in Helsinki, Finland and will be co-hosted by the Finnish Kennel Club.

 

 

 

Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs Database
 

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The HGTD Database catalogs information provided voluntarily from genetic test providers (GTPs) including information on their company and services, quality measures and expertise, tests offered and more. We are continually engaging more GTP participants. IPFD has collated and assembled existing and new resources for genetic counselling and education and provided the foundation for further developments.

 

 

 


Health Strategies Database for Dogs


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The HSDD Database includes breed-specific health/mentality testing requirements and recommendations established by Health Strategy Providers (HSPs) including kennel clubs, breed clubs, veterinary organizations, and others.

 

 




Pedigree Breeds Database

 

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As of March 2024, our Pedigree Breeds Database lists 184 breeds. Information includes breed standards, population data, club newsletters, breed databases, videos and much more. Sections on Native Breeds and Additional Resources including Agria Breed Profiles; Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profile (GRIHP) articles, which describe the Big Picture of health on (all) conditions that are of interest within a breed; and associated IPFD WSAVA Meet the Breed articles are available. Many thanks to breed experts and clubs who share information on their breed with the DogWellNet.com Community.

 

 

 

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Download IPFD's 2023 Annual Report: A Decade of Collaboration and other annual reports here!

 

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