UK IVDD Screening programme

For the avoidance of doubt, the UK IVDD Screening programme is just that: a SCREENING PROGRAMME. You could also call it a TEST (like Hip or Elbow testing).

There is also a research component in that we are tracking the dogs that have been screened. It is NOT "research" to see if it might work.

It is based on decades of research (starting in the 1960s) that shows a relationship between calcifications and IVDD. The lower the number of calcifications, the lower the risk of IVDD. It is about reducing the RISK of herniations in future generations. As with the hip and elbow schemes which don't guarantee freedom from these issues, it does not guarantee avoidance of herniation.

Please read the information here: Why x-ray screening?