What is being done to obtain estimates of prevalence of inherited disorders in Australian dogs?
Associate Professor Paul McGreevy and colleagues have prepared a plan for a national project that will provide continually-updated estimates of prevalence. This project is called LIDA Phase II The results of the research will allow: • Potential purchasers to make informed decisions when buying companion animals. • Veterinarians to benefit by being able to provide clients with local current data and by being able to learn from the profession’s pooled data. • Breeders to recognise which unwelcome traits are increasing and which are being successfully reduced. The major snag is that we need to raise $170,000 to support the project for the first three years. The really good news is that in Australia, more than 230 practices have formally agreed to contribute data, and Dogs NSW have kicked the project off with a pledge for $30,000. Thanks Dogs NSW!
