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Genetic disorders in dogs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. Sampson*
Affiliation:
The Kennel Club, Piccadilly, London
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There has been a shift over the last few years in the profile of diseases that veterinarians encounter in the dog. Improvements and developments in antibiotics, antihelminthics and more effective vaccines have controlled many of the infectious diseases that have caused problems in the past. As a result, there has been a relative increase in diseases that have a genetic basis.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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