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The American
Chesapeake Club cannot provide legal or medical advice. Individuals are
strongly encouraged to seek guidance from local professionals on such
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Congenital
Ectodermal Dysplasia/Skin Fragility Syndrome in the
Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Bay Retrievers have
been recently described with a unique skin disorder comprising
trauma-induced Skin Fragility
and congenital Ectodermal Dysplasia,
which is similar to Ectodermal Dysplasia/Skin Fragility (ED/SF) in
humans. At birth, affected puppies’ skin is lobster pink with
blistering on the footpads. Over the first 48 hours, they develop more
severe blistering and pealing of the skin on their faces, limbs, and
feet. Their skin is extremely fragile and tears easily. There is
currently no treatment for this disease. View a
complete report and link for the DNA test. You dog can be tested to see
if they are clear or a carrier. Results then can be used in a
breeding program so no two carriers are bred together thus producing the
disease in the offspring.
What is EDSFS?
Questions and Answers about the disease
For DNA test info view PennGen's website:
ED/SFS
PennGen Univ of PA testing
updated 4/22/15
The "Long Coat" Gene in the CBR
Some
Chesapeakes can be a "carrier" of the Long Coat gene. If you breed
two carriers together you will then produce some puppies in the litter
with a long, disqualifying coat. DNA testing can be used to
better manage planned matings and to make more informed selection
decisions.
As
a Breeder, one should make wise choices and not purposely breed known
carriers together and/or produce disqualifications of the CBR. There is a new DNA test in 2013 being offered
for the CBR in the US.
Jane Pappler is keeping a DataBase of
results from the long coat gene testing. Please email her the dogs
name, sex, sire, dam, date tested and a copy of the PDF result.
DDC Animal Testing
http://www.vetdnacenter.com/
View the current Database
here
updated 4/22/15
ACC /
ACCCT Health Project:
Degenerative Myelopathy Test
DM is a progressive neurological disease
resulting in spinal cord tissue destruction, causing affected dogs to
loose hind limb mobility, which worsens until they can no longer
walk.
Previous ACC / ACCCT Health Project:
Degenerative Myelopathy Study
DM is a progressive neurological
disease resulting in spinal cord tissue destruction, causing
affected
dogs to loose hind limb mobility, which worsens until they can no
longer walk. The American Chesapeake Club (ACC) Health Committee and
the ACC Charitable Trust (ACCCT) initiated the project in association
with the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine.
More information...
Sample Submission Forms
Order the DM test from OFA:
https://secure.offa.org/Cart.html
updated 4/22/15
Exercise Induced Collapse
Data collected by
Team
Chesapeake and updated by Mario Beauregard
The
following file is an excel spreadsheet file. You will need to
right click the link below and "save it" to your computer and then
"import/open" it in either a spreadsheet or database program.
Download
"Exercise Induced Collapse" file
Order the EIC test:
University of Minnesota
updated 4/22/15
ACC Health Survey
The
American Chesapeake Club has concluded a confidential health survey of
Chesapeake Bay Retriever breeders and owners for the purpose of
identifying diseases and health conditions (both genetic and otherwise)
that affect the breed. Funded by the American Chesapeake Club
Charitable Trust (ACCCT), the survey will assist the ACC in determining
the best use of ACCCT trust funds for health research.
Survey
results were published in the March/April 2005 bulletin.
- They
are now available
online.
ACC Health Data
The
American Chesapeake Club has the following health data available:
The
following file is a excel spreadsheet file. You will need to
right click the link below and "save it" to your computer and then
"import/open" it in either a spreadsheet or database program.
