Scientific research is all about discovering new things and then sharing those ideas with others! The field of companion animal genetic health research is small but incredibly supportive, and last week we held our own “Companion Animal Genetic Health (CAGH)” conference in Cambridge, where we welcomed scientists from the UK, mainland Europe and even the USA. Continue reading
Geneticists from the Canine Genetics Centre, along with veterinary cardiologists and neurologists from the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, are becoming increasingly concerned by reports of sudden, unexpected deaths in young Labrador Retrievers – often occurring during rest or sleep – in dogs that appeared otherwise healthy. Continue reading
Most of the researchers who work in the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) are geneticists and we regularly collaborate with colleagues from the veterinary profession to ensure that we fully understand the diseases that we investigate, and that the dogs we include in our investigations have been robustly diagnosed. Continue reading
