Post date: May 11, 2011 6:22:47 PM
For over 30 years the BVA has operated a hereditary eye disease screening programme in conjunction with the Kennel Club (KC) and the International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS). The scheme now covers 11 hereditary eye conditions in over 50 breeds of dog.
The main purpose of the scheme is to ensure that there is no evidence of hereditary eye disease in dogs used for breeding. Breeders are often advised to submit dogs for annual eye tests, since some diseases have late onset of clinical signs.
You can find details of current panellists and dates of examination sessions here.
We encourage Dachshund owners/breeders to have their dogs clinically examined as well as making use of the cord1 PRA DNA test for all Miniature varieties.