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SURVEYS & SEMINARS<\/h2>\n

HEALTH SURVEYS <\/b> <\/b> 
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CLINICAL\nINFORMATION     <\/b>  \n \n   
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A few years ago the PBGV Club of America conducted a brief survey\ndesigned for breeders to share information relating to breeding and combining\npedigrees.  As here in the UK, they were aware of a downward trend in\nbreeders, litters and individual registrations which might eventually lead to\nlack of diversity in breeding stock.\n  \n \n  Stemming from our 2016 Health Survey, the BGVC is following a similar\npath with the aim of finding out what health concerns beset BGVs and also\nobtaining information about a BGV\u2019s age at death and the cause.  This will\nhelp identify the longevity of the breed and what health problems are of most\nconcern with the goal of shaping medical research priorities for the betterment\nof our BGVs. This is an ongoing initiative to collect clinical health\ninformation on all BGVs during their lifespan.\n  \n   
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You can help the breed by completing this form. <\/b>  \n   
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The information you give will be confidential to the BGV Club Health\nSub-Committee and Officers of the Club.  General data will be used by the\nBGVC and shared with the Kennel Club to contribute towards their Breed Health\n& Conservation Plans.\n  Specific\ndetails about you and your BGV will NOT be published <\/i><\/b>  
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Health Survey 2016<\/b>       - Results of Analysis on 275 UK\nregistered BGVsl<\/b>       - Results of Analysis on 58\nOverseas BGVs<\/b>   
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PBGV Day at the Animal Health Trust, 2 December\n2016<\/b> 
A\nsuccessful and enjoyable day was held at the AHT, Newmarket, on 2 December when\nPBGV owners congregated for free eye-testing, measuring the height of\ntheir PBGVs and a series of short lectures on the Give a Dog a Genome project,\ncanine epilepsy research and an update on DNA testing for POAG. \n \nUnfortunately\nseveral owners had been forced to cancel just beforehand, meaning fewer PBGVs\nwere eye tested and measured than planned and giving Head of Canine Genetics,\nCathryn Mellersh, less data to work with in progressing researches into\nwhether
    *  any PBGV's eye pressures have risen since last eye\ntested and since their DNA tests; and
    *  there is any correlation between the height of\na PBGV and its POAG genotype, which might explain why PBGVs have such\na high frequency of the POAG mutation when GBGVs don\u2019t seem to carry the\nmutation at all.
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The\nfinal conclusion was that ADAMTS17 POAG mutations are strongly associated with\nheight in the PBGV, and the association appears to have an additive\neffect.  Of course these findings possibly pose more questions than\nthey answer for PBGV breeders, especially those of us who own animals on the\nlower end of the height range who are DNA tested clear.\n  
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Health Survey 2011-2012<\/b> <\/b> Over\nthe years the BGV Club has conducted several surveys.  It is only in\nthis way that a balanced view can be obtained of the overall health of both\nGBGVs and PBGVs. 
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In 2008 in Orlando conducting simple surveys went a step further when\nGavin Robertson and Linda Skerritt seized the opportunity to join forces with\nhealth representatives from other countries.  The meeting that took\nplace heralded the formation of a World Health Committee with the\nintention of working together for the health of the breed. 
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The aims of the World Health Committee were to share best practice on relevant\nserious health matters in the breed with the ultimate goal of eradicating any\nsuch conditions.  Conducting regular worldwide health surveys and sharing\nthe results and findings with all BGV Clubs and participants was also\nparamount.  In cognisance of data protection, the data would also be made\navailable to any Kennel Club, University or Health Research Laboratory for the\nbetterment of BGV health.
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In\ncollaboration with the PBGV Club of America, a worldwide Health Survey\nsubsequently took place during 2011 and, at the 3rd World Congress 2012 hosted\nby the BGV Club, Health Officer Peter Marks gave a presentation of the\nfindings.\n  
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HEALTH SEMINARS<\/b>  \nFor\nmany years the BGV Club has held seminars designed to give BGV owners a\nbetter understanding of the health of the breed, highlighting any known issues.\n \nHere\nyou can see brief details of some of the seminars mounted over the past few\nyears.  <\/b> 
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Health Seminars at Third BGV World Congress\nNovember 2012<\/b>  \nThe\nfirst part of the World Congress followed PBGV judging with a welcome from\nHector Heathcote, Hound Association Chairman.  As a member of the Kennel\nClub, he described the important liaison between the KC and breed clubs, not\nonly on general matters but on maintaining the Standards, all the more\nimportant for the BGVC, being the custodian of two breeds.\n \nPeter\nBedford followed this by a talk on the current status of eye health in the\nBGV.  He said that, unfortunately, as with many eye problems, veterinary\ncircles could only ameliorate onset of glaucoma and not stop it.  He\nstressed the importance of regular eye examination, as early diagnosis was the\nanswer.  Club records showed that, as of August 2012, 300 BGVs had been\nexamined with 26 affected with POAG.  The number of carriers was not\nknown.  The worldwide health survey carried out by the PBGVCA in collaboration\nwith the BGVC supported the view that, in live PBGVs, eye problems remained the\nmost significant area of concern, topped only in America by dermatological\nproblems.  One explanation offered for this was the extremes of\ntemperature and humidity levels in the various States. \n \n   \nWhilst POAG remained the top eye problem in the UK, cataracts and PPM were\nprevalent in the States, with glaucoma featuring to a much lesser extent. \nJoint, cardiovascular and dermatological problems were high on the UK living\ndogs PBGV list, as were problems with ears, urinary, reproductive and\ngastrointestinal systems.  In total information was gathered on 787 PBGVs\nand, worthy of mention, in 189 of the 296 living UK PBGVs no problems were\nreported.  \n \n  \nWith Peter Marks having given the UK health survey findings earlier, Helen\nIngher, Chairman of the American Health Committee, was there to represent the\nPBGVCA with their results.\n  \nTo\nround off the health seminar, a valuable Question & Answer session\ntook place, panelled by representatives from Sweden, the UK, the Animal Health\nTrust and the Kennel Club.  \n  
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Health Seminar April 2015<\/b>  \nIt\nwas an interesting and very informative day near Chesterfield at the event\norganised by the BGVC.  Cathryn Mellersh from the AHT gave an update on\nthe DNA test for POAG.  As people from other breeds attended Cathryn\nexplained about the AHT and its many functions, as well as outlining in\nbasic terms what POAG actually is.  She praised Oliver Forman PhD, her\nhighly dedicated colleague who had actually found the genetic marker for the\nmutated gene. Oliver had persevered when they had drawn a blank with the\nexperiments they had already done on the DNA strands and this resulted in him\nfinding the mutation.  This abnormality is known as inversion when a\nchromosome rearrangement results in a segment of a chromosome being reversed\nend to end.  Thus a section of a strand of DNA literally flips itself over\nto become \"back to front\". \n  \nOne worrying factor was that during the screening process of PBGVs another type\nof glaucoma had been found, Primary Closed Angle Glaucoma.  This is more\ndifficult to detect as the problem occurs further down in the eye structure and\npressures can be perfectly alright one day and through the roof the next.\n Cathryn also added it is more complex than POAG and could involve more\nthan one type of mutation, making it harder to find in the canine DNA. \n  \n  \nShe explained what it meant for the breed going forward. She felt it was\nimportant not to narrow the gene pool down by taking carriers out of the\nbreeding program as other diseases and issues could arise.  Eye testing\nshould still take place, as there are other eye diseases that might be detected\nand picking them up early will help prevent it becoming an issue for the breed\nin the future.  
   Cathryn also spoke a little about epilepsy and meningitis.\n For epilepsy, the AHT is collecting DNA from affected dogs that have a\nveterinary diagnosis for epilepsy. Owners who would like to participate can\nrequest a DNA kit from Bryan McLoughlin by emailing him at\nbryan.mcloughlin@aht.org.uk. Cathryn added that the neurology section of\nthe AHT will also give advice free and welcome vets calling them.  <\/b> 
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Health Seminar 2011<\/b>  \nThe\nBGV Club, in conjunction with the Portuguese Podengo Club of Great Britain held\na very successful seminar and fun event on 29 January 2011 at Steventon Village\nHall. Two key speakers took to the stage with just over 40 attendees for the\nhealth seminar followed by an informal lunch and puppy match in the afternoon.
Dr Cathryn Mellersh of the Animal Health Trust, who  works closely with\nthe BGV Club Health Sub-Committee very kindly gave up her time to talk on\nGenetics and Epilepsy. The seminar started off with an overview of the Animal\nHealth Trust and genetics and moved onto specifically talk about epilepsy and\nthe current work being done in this field, which the BGV Club supports. This\nwas followed up with a question and answer session for the audience.
Following this Adele Caldwell of Ark House Veterinary Surgery talked\nspecifically on Juvenile Meningitis, Sudden Pain Syndrome and Juvenile\nArthritis in dogs and after this the audience was invited to ask questions on\ngeneral veterinary matters.
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Following\nan informal lunch provided by Pete and Deborah Wilson our mystery judge was\nrevealed for the puppy match. Mr Howard Ogden officiated over the match which\nsaw BGVs, Podengos, a couple of Italian Greyhounds and a Beagle competing !\nAfter three very hotly contested rounds Mr Ogden declared Best in Match as\nBelle the PBGV owned by Ms Linda Lewis and Reserve Best in Match was\nArranbourne Cavalo the Portuguese Podengo owned by Mrs Segui.\n \n
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WE WILL HELP YOU  ......<\/h2>\n

If you have any concerns about your BGV's well-being which appear to be related to any of the known health problems in the breed, let us know.  We are here to support you.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n \n \n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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