BREED specifications for pure-bred/pedigree dogs are laid down by the organisations that register and judge dogs, such as the Kennel Club of the UK (KCUK) and the Kennel Union of South Africa (KUSA), as well as the umbrella body the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Reproductive isolation between breeds results because animals can only be registered as a specific breed if they have f...

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the variation gross composition, somatic cell count, urea content, and fatty acids (FA) composition bulk milk from single-breed multi-breed farms in alpine area, keeping either Brown Swiss (BS), Holstein Friesian (HF), Simmental (SI), or their combinations. Gross FA were predicted using mid-infrared spectroscopy. Observations grouped 7 combinati...

Finnish Hound is the most popular dog breed in Finland, with 2 000 – 3 000 pups registered annually in the last years. The great majority of the Finnish Hounds are still used actively as working dogs, so the main breeding goal of the breed is to improve its behavioural abilities with respect to hunting traits. Hunting ability of individual dogs is judged in field trials, and selection of breedi...

Distinctive risk factors for disease are identifiable throughout life stages of large- and giant-breed dogs. From weaning to maturity, improper nutrition is linked to developmental skeletal diseases. As large dogs mature, skeletal diseases and obesity can lead to osteoarthritis. These dogs are difficult to manage when orthopedic or osteoarthritic disease affects mobility and quality of life, th...

Canine aggression poses serious public health and animal welfare concerns. Most of what is understood about breed differences in aggression comes from reports based on bite statistics, behavior clinic caseloads, and experts’ opinions. Information on breed-specific aggressiveness derived from such sources may be misleading due to biases attributable to a disproportionate risk of injury associate...

Callipyge (CLPG) is a candidate gene with significant effect on meat quality and growth in sheep. The aim of this study was to investigate the polymorphism CLPG Akkaraman breed. In study, DNAs obtained from blood samples 50 sheep used as material. CLPG/Faq1 examined all individuals using method PCR-RFLP. Only A allele AA genotype were detected after PCR-RFLP procedure. This first which investig...

The article presents data on the breed and seasonal characteristics of synthesis thyroxine cortisol in dogs different breeds cats that do not have a breed. It has been shown depends breed, age season. functional activity thyroid gland decreases by 10-12, 9-13 years age. highest level production throughout entire research period belongs to Griffon Petit-Brabancons. is stable does undergo statist...