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Kennel Club approves new DNA testing schemes
French bulldog
The Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA testing scheme for Degenerative Myelopthy (DM) in the French bulldog.

Breeders urged to utilise tests to make responsible breeding decisions 

The Kennel Club has approved two new DNA testing schemes following consultation with breed health coordinators.

The first is a new official DNA testing scheme for Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) in the French bulldog. The second is for Degenerative Encephalopathy (DE) in the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever.  


Breeders are urged to utilise the tests in order to make responsible breeding decisions to further improve the health of these breeds.

"We constantly review DNA testing schemes in conjunction with breed clubs to ensure that breeders are supported with tools and resources which help them to breed healthy dogs, and to help give puppy buyers the best chance at buying a healthy puppy," explains Kennel Club secretary, Caroline Kisko.


"The Kennel Club continues to work alongside clubs and breed health coordinators, in a collaborative effort to improve the health of pedigree dogs and we are happy to accommodate a club's request to add a new DNA test to its lists."

Test results will be added to the dog's registration details, triggering the publication of the result in the next available Breeds Records Supplement.


The result will also appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog and on the registration certificates of any future progeny of the dog. 


To find out which laboratories the Kennel Club is able to record results from, and which labs will send results to the Kennel Club, please refer to the worldwide DNA testing list at www.thekennelclub.org.


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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

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Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.