Below are links to some articles which I have found useful and interesting
Hip Dysplasia : Improving the Odds (by Andy Smith)
Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-twenty-tips-for-interpreting-scientific-claims-1.14183
It's Not the Genes Themselves, but How They Are Controlled
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220113207.htm
Legacies: How to Ensure Your Bloodline Goes Forward
http://www.dogchannel.com/dogsinreview/bloodline-legacies.aspx.
Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-twenty-tips-for-interpreting-scientific-claims-1.14183
It's Not the Genes Themselves, but How They Are Controlled
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220113207.htm
Legacies: How to Ensure Your Bloodline Goes Forward
http://www.dogchannel.com/dogsinreview/bloodline-legacies.aspx.
Health related papers
Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testicles)
http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/cryptorchidism.html#testis-drop
Spaying Neutering
http://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/spaying-neutering-may-lead-to-increased-health-problems-in-dogs/
Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testicles)
http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/cryptorchidism.html#testis-drop
Spaying Neutering
http://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/spaying-neutering-may-lead-to-increased-health-problems-in-dogs/
| longtermhealtheffectsofspayneuterindogs2.pdf |
Should We Breed With Carriers? Dr. Cathryn Mellersh of the Animal Health Trust.
| breeding_with_carriers.pdf |
Interesting Article About Inbreeding.
| Modest rates of inbreeding, extensive loss of genetic diversity and lack of correlation between inbreeding and health |
Tom Lewis is a Quantitative geneticist at the Animal Health Trust
This is the paper he presented to The Dog Advisory Council about out crossing
This is the paper he presented to The Dog Advisory Council about out crossing
| tom_lewis_dac_outcrossing_paper1.pdf |
Judging and Breed Type
A good description of type versus construction .