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Conclusions scores from 180 breeds) on which the EBV
computations are based. In the KC’s Dog Health
The evidence, from the new scientific paper by
Group Annual Report (2015), of the breeds that
James, McDonnell and Lewis (2020), from the
have a significant number of dogs scored (over
KC’s Dog Health Group Annual Reports, and
750 per breed) there are only six breeds which
from my small analysis, shows that the use of
have not shown any significant improvement
Hip Scores in canine parental selection has
in their Breed Mean Score. Have you ever
reduced the risk of Hip Dysplasia and thereby
wondered if one of these breeds is yours?
reduced the risk of clinical lameness occurring in
the progeny of the selected parents. Accordingly
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you should view with extreme caution claims
that the KC/BVA scheme is ‘not validated’ or ‘not
Mike Tempest is an animal scientist, dog breeder
fit for purpose’, and those that on purpose raise
and exhibitor.
doubts in breeders’ minds by asking questions Moreover has written numerous well-informed
such as “Have you ever wondered why Hip articles on genetics and dog breeding. He
Scores don’t seem to be getting any better obtained his doctorate on the effect of Genotype
across the breeds?”, which is proven to be a and Nutrition on the growth and composition of
spurious question. You should also realise that lambs.
the use of EBVs will result in greater and faster
improvement of hips, and that the BVA/KC HD
Scheme is the only scheme with a substantial
database of hip scores (over 250,000

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