Here is a collection of sites we put together for Breeder Resources.

I hope you find them useful.

 

DIVERSITY

Evangelizing Canine Genetic Diversity
The Price of Popularity: Popular Sires and Population Genetics
The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control
The Nature of Genetic Disease
Control of Genetic Disease
Prioritizing Genetic Defects
Heritability
Heritability
A News Age: Veterinary Molecular Genetics
Importing "Outside" Blood: For Better...Or Worse?
Preservation Breeding and Population Genetics
Population Genetics Primer
The Responsibility of Allocating Frozen Semen from Dead Dogs
Canine Inherited Disorders Database (CIDD)
Some Thoughts on the History of Animal Breeding
The Genetic Gamble
Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family
Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science
Heretability and Selection
Cornell Course on Canine Genetics
AKC Canine Health Foundation
The Dog Genome Project
Canine Genetic Analysis Project (CGAP)
Inbreeding and Its Effects on the Immune System
Inbreeding Effects on Recessive Defective Gene Frequency



COLOR GENETICS


Canine Color Genetics

Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs

Dog Color Genetics and Free Color Predictor Software

 



Disease registries and testing resources

Canine Health Information Center
Orthopedic Foundation For Animals (OFA)
Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre
VetGen
OptiGen
Veterinary Heart Institute
BAER Test Sites



Articles and information on specific diseases/conditions

Diseases of the Eye

PRA Today: Current Research in Progressive Retinal Atrophy
Vitreous Gegeneration Study
Vitreous Degeneration in the Italian Greyhound and Whippet
Coloboma, Cataract, Corneal Dystrophy, and other eye anomalies
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM)
Persistent Pupillary Membrane
Inherited Eye Disease in Aussies
Understanding CEA and its Inheritance
Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA)
Collie Eye Anomaly (Scleral Ectasia Syndrome)
Corneal Dystrophy
Distichiasis
Microphthalmia (Small Eyes)
Retinal Dysplasia

Orthopedic/Musculoskeletal Problems

Legg-Perthe's Disease
Patellar Luxation in Small Breed Dogs
More on Patellas
Medial and Lateral Patellar Luxation
Penn Hip Vs. OFA
Unilateral Hip Dysplasia
Good News, Bad News About Hip Status
Canine Hip Dysplasia, Myths vs. Facts
Relationship of Nutrition to Developmental Skeletal Disease in Young Dogs
Dr. Henry De Boer Jr. on Elbow Dysplasia
Wobbler Syndrome
Exercise Induced Collapse In Labrador Retrievers
Exercise Induced Collapse in Labrador Retrievers...What Do We Know Now?
Labrador Retriever Myopathy

Heart/Cardiovascular Defects

Canine Cardiology Site
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Stenosis
Sub-Aortic Stenosis: The ARC Health Committee Report
Sub-Aortic Stenosis in Rottweilers
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Aortic Stenosis
Atrial Septal Defect
Boxer Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy
Mitral Valve Dysplasia
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

Endocrine Disorders

Drug-Induced Hypothyroidism
Pituitary Dwarfism
Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes)

Autoimmune/Immune System Diseases

Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Immunodeficiency
UC Davis Study on Addison's Disease in Standard Poodles, Leonbergers and Bearded Collies
Canine Perianal Fistulas

Blood Disorders

DNA Studies in Doberman von Willebrand's Disease

Skin/Hair Problems

Collie Nose (Nasal Solar Dermatitis)
Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia

Disorders of the Nervous System, Deafness and Epilepsy

Canine Epilepsy Network
UC Davis Study on Epilepsy in Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Sheepdogs, Giant Schnauzers, Mastiffs and Poodles
Cerebellar Hypoplasia
Laryngeal Paralysis
Scotty Cramp
Wobbler Syndrome
BAER Test Sites
White Coat Colour and Deafness
Genetics of Deafness in Dogs
Deafness in Dogs and Cats
White-linked Deafness in Australian Shepherds
Great Dane Genetics Harlequin, Merle, White, and Deafness
Hereditary Deafness

Gastrointestinal System Disorders

Pancreatic Hypoplasia
Portal Caval Shunts (Liver Shunts)
Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID)
Inflammatory Bowel Disorder
Copper Storage Disease (Copper Hepatotoxicosis)
Bloat (Torsion) or GASTRIC DILATATION-VOLVULUS (GDV)
Bloat
Bloat

Urinary/Reproductive System Diseases

Cryptorchidism: Undescended Testicles
Phimosis
Fanconi Syndrome
Canine Kidney Disease
Kidney Disorders in Dalmatians
Juvenile Renal Disease

Other

Tracheal Hypoplasia
Ivermectin Toxicity in Collies
Canine Cancer Registry
Genetic Diseases in Dobermans
Narcolepsy Gene Discovered at Stanford
UC Davis Study on Disease in Jack Russell Terriers



Type, structure, gait, temperament, form and function, and selection for same

Which Came First, the Standard or the Dog?
Selecting For Vigor
Heritability of Herding-related Traits
Function v. Style
Conformation Requirements, Working vs. Show Dogs
Shoulders
Measuring Shoulder Angulation
The Short Loin and Other Myths
WIDE Rears
Toeing Out
Angulation and Movement in the Lhasa Apso
The Movement of the Dog
The Long and the Short of it
K-9-Structure email list on YahooGroups
Breeding For Proper Size
Breeding For Temperament
American Temperament Test Society
Animal Locomotion
Consider This: "Natural Or Man-made Exhibit" Part Of Correct Type Is Correct Movement
You Be the Judge...Online Alaskan Malamute Specialty Show



Reproductive technology and resources

Society for Theriogenology
Synbiotics
Canine Cryobank, Inc.



Breeding husbandry

Drugs to Avoid During Pregnancy or Nursing
Routine Preventive Program for the Intact Bitch
Pre Breeding Exam for the Bitch
Pre Breeding Exam for the Stud Dog
Stress, Infertility and Herpes Infection
Canine Infertility -- A Silent Threat (mycoplasma infection)
Artificial Insemination
Fresh Extended Semen Breeding
Freezing Canine Ovarian Tissue
Pyometria: Therapeutic Alternative to Hysterectomy
The Use of Prostaglandin Therapy for Pyometritis
Lyme Disease, Pregnancy and Monthly Heartworm
Managing the Working Female During Pregnancy
Neutering Male and Female Dogs
Waiting to Breed



Whelping, care and selection of puppies

Whelping Management
Risk Factor Analysis of Neonatal Mortality After Cesarean Section in the Dog
A Watched Bitch Never Whelps
rec.pets.dogs: Breeding, Whelping, and Rearing Puppies FAQ
Feeding Newborn Puppies
Umbilical Hernias
Puppy Problems
Fading Puppies
Swimmer Puppies
Swimmer Puppies
Juvenile Cellulitis or Puppy Strangles
Evaluating Your Puppies
Psst, Wanna Have a Better Puppy?
Pat Hastings' Selection Products
Stages of Socialization
Another Look at the 49th Day



Contracts and screening buyers

Sample Puppy Buyer Questionnaire
Sample Pet Puppy Contract
Sample Stud Service Contract



Pedigree, Genetics and Kennel Management Software

Breeders Assistant Pedigree Software
Dog Color Genetics and Free Color Predictor Software
WinCanis (Free)
Breedmate Pedigree Software
Compuped
WinPed
ZooEasy
Pedigree v4
iBreed
Man's Best Friend Software
Champions in Windows
Sibrun's Kennel Management Software



Online Pedigree Databases

Berner-Garde Foundation
Pedigrees Online

General Reproduction Information

Canine Pregnancy: Predicting Parturition and Timing Events of Gestation 

 

Canine Reproduction, (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) a breeder's view

 

Canine Reproduction Seminar  Atlantic Veterinary College

 

Control of Genetic Disease  George Padgett DVM

 

The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control  Jerold Bell DVM

 

Prioritizing Genetic Defects  George Padgett DVM

 

Canine Reproductive Diseases are Rare  Anne Domit DVM

 

Canine Reproduction Seminar  AKC

 

Animal Fertility Clinic  Synbiotics Corp.

 

30th Annual Canine Symposium Canine Reproduction  U of PA

 


 Specific Topics

Artificial Insemination (including transcervical insemination)

Methods of Artificial Insemination and Their Usage  by Robert Hutchison DVM

 

International Canine Semen Bank

 

Methods of Artificial Insemination

 

Timing the Insemination

Brucellosis

Canine Brucellosis Caused by Brucella Canis  International Veterinary Information System

 

Testing for Canine Brucellosis

Caesarean Section

Canine C Section

 

Caesarean Surgery:  An Interesting Case in a Dog

Colostrum

Fading Puppies is Not a Diagnosis  describes the importance of colostrum

Dystocia

Medical Management of Complications Affecting Delivery (Whelping)

 

Dystocia  from PetPlace.com

 

Dystocia and Caring for Newborn Pups  Paul Boland BVSc

Eclampsia

Canine Eclampsia

Fading Puppies

Fading Puppies is Not a Diagnosis

Hypothyroidism

International Symposium on Canine Hypothyroidism

Infertility

A Clinical Approach to Infertility in the Bitch  Cain and Feldman

Lactation

Care and Feeding of the Lactating Bitch

Mycoplasma (& Pyometra)

http://www.critterchat.net/mycoplas.htm

Orphan Puppies

Baby Food:  Proper Feeding of Orphans

Ovulation Timing

Canine Ovulation Timing

Oxytocin (Use of)

Oxytocin

Pre-Breeding Exam

Pre-Breeding Exam for the Bitch  Wakeman

Pregnancy Test Kit

Pregnancy Test Kit

 

Pregnancy Test Kit

Pyometra

Canine Information Sheet #1, Pyometra  Landsdown Veterinary Surgeons, England

 

Pyometra, cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra complex

Resorption/Abortion

Reproduction -- Fetal Resorption

 

Canine Abortion  U of MO Columbia

 

Canine Pregnancy Failure  Antech Diagnostics

Subinvolution of Placental Sites (SIPS)

30th Annual Canine Symposium

Swimmers

Swimmer Puppies

 

Swimmer Puppies

Uterine torsion

Medical Management of Complications Affecting Delivery (Whelping)