Spotlight on the Staffordshire Bull Terrier

The Canine Genetics Centre has worked closely with many breeds over the years, to investigate inherited disorders that represent a challenge to their health. In the first of a series of ‘Spotlight’ articles we would like to share the story of how we worked with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier community to understand the underlying genetics of two serious and debilitating diseases and develop DNA tests for them both, thus providing the tools with which to eradicate both these conditions from this much-loved breed. Continue reading