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Sniffer dogs play an important role in human life including tracking and identifying crime suspects, the detection of drugs, explosives and land mines. In this study the effect of previously reported canine olfactory receptor (cOR) genes on the olfactory ability was evaluated. Allele specific...

The goal of cancer screening is to detect disease at an early stage when treatment may be more effective. Cancer screening in dogs has relied upon annual physical examinations and routine laboratory tests, which are largely inadequate for detecting preclinical disease. With the introduction of...

Purpose: The parasites of genera such as Babesia and Theileria are called piroplasmids due to the pear-shaped morphology of the multiplying parasite stages in the blood of the vertebrate host. Because of the enormous number of parasite species and the challenges of multiplex PCR, initial screening...

Canine degenerative myelopathy (CDM) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive ascending degeneration of the spinal cord. The clinical features of CDM include progressive, asymmetric upper motor neuron paraparesis and lack of paraspinal pain. According to the literature, there...

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is a group of rare lethal neurodegenerative lysosomal storage diseases that occur in a range of dog breeds, including Chihuahuas. Recently, a homozygous single base-pair deletion (c.846delT), which causes a frame shift generating a premature stop codon (p....

GM1 gangliosidosis is a progressive, recessive, autosomal, neurodegenerative, lysosomal storage disorder that affects the brain and multiple systemic organs due to an acid β-galactosidase deficiency encoded by the GLB1 gene. This disease occurs in the Shiba Inu breed, which is one of the most...

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii (an intracellular protozoan) causes toxoplasmosis in warm-blooded animals, including humans and dogs. The present study was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of canine toxoplasmosis in the owned and stray populations of dogs in Faisalabad District,...

Direct-to-consumer genetic services allow companion animal guardians to purchase a DNA test and receive detailed results about their pet's ancestry, health, and traits results. In collaboration with Wisdom Panel, we present novel findings about consumer motivations, perceptions, and responses to...

Inherited eye diseases have been the subject of genetic research for many years. This paper focuses on the optimisation of the DNA test based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) in dogs. A small family of four longhaired Collies (parents and their...