New DNA testing scheme for beagles
The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration (NCCD) in beagles.
The announcement follows a consultation with the beagle breed health coordinator on behalf of the breed clubs.
The test will be offered by the Animal Health Trust (AHT), who will issue copies of all future test results to the Kennel Club. The result will then be added to the dog's registration details, and published in the next available Breed Records Supplement.
Any new registration certificate issued for the dog will include the test result, and if owners supply an original certificate, the Kennel Club will issue a new certificate with the test result on it, free of charge.
Test results will appear on the registration certificates of any future offspring of the dog, and in the Health Test Results Finder on the Kennel Club's website.
The AHT will also send the Kennel Club results from dogs that were DNA tested prior to May 2013, assuming the owner agreed to the submission of results.
More information can be found on the AHT's website.
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