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Neuter status as a risk factor for Dachshund intervertebral disc herniation
Neuter status as a risk factor for intervertebral disc herniation in Dachshunds
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Have you got your Dachshund-themed Christmas Cards yet? Support IVDD research too.
Have you got your Dachshund-themed Christmas Cards yet?
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Sausage Dog Days – a new chidren’s picturebook fundraising for IVDD
Sausage Dog Days – a new chidren’s picturebook fundraising for IVDD
![Scottish Dachshund breeders lead the way with IVDD Screening](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/707553_6c73fc12443a49618bd53ee295a9aec7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_268,h_178,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/707553_6c73fc12443a49618bd53ee295a9aec7~mv2.webp)
Scottish Dachshund breeders lead the way with IVDD Screening
Scottish Dachshund breeders lead the way with IVDD Screening
![DNA test for IVDD - results of a UK sample exercise](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/707553_47ac9f7563554a52b99d23eed33d14f3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_150,h_200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/707553_47ac9f7563554a52b99d23eed33d14f3~mv2.webp)
DNA test for IVDD - results of a UK sample exercise
DNA test for IVDD - results of a UK sample exercise
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Danish Dachshund Club announcement on the UCD IVDD test
The Danish Dachshund Club has today issued a press release with the results of its review of the "DNA test for IVDD" which was ann
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I don't want to screen my Dachshund for IVDD because...
Here are 9 reasons people say to explain why they don't want to screen their Dachshunds for IVDD, together with some facts about the scr
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UK IVDD Screening programme - 1 year on
At the beginning of November 2016 we launched our Back Disease (IVDD) Screening Programme. 1 year on...
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Understanding the genetics of Disc Disease (IVDD) - UC Davis 2017
University of California, Davis, researchers have revealed the discovery of a genetic mutation across breeds that is responsible for chondro
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Updated - IVDD clinical grading and prognosis scale
Dr Marianne Dorn has produced an updated summary of the Dachshund IVDD clinical grading and prognosis scale for us.