Health Check Kennel Club

The kennel club is an information resource and publishes the results of dna single gene health tests from the respective testing laboratory.

Health check kennel club. You can find out everything you need to know about your breed in our breeds a to z. The canine health schemes chs established by the british veterinary association bva and the kennel club works with expert veterinary surgeons t o offer dog health screening schemes for a number of known hereditary conditions in order to improve dog health and welfare. Breed standard characteristics colours health screening breeding restrictions and breed watch categorisation.

Use this resource to find any dog registered with the kennel club and see all available health information dna test results and screening scheme grades that we record. A dna single gene health test is an absolute test. Learn how to spot the health problems dogs can.

The accuracy of a test result is reliant upon and is the responsibility of both the owner of the dog submitting the correct sample and the testing laboratory complying with its standard. In most cases the test would need to be run by a laboratory already recognised by the kennel club. Kennel club assured breeder and hungarian vizsla club approved breeder status requires hip scoring and gonioscopy before mating.

By using a single swab to check for a number of different genetic mutations combibreed makes health testing your dog simpler than organising individual tests from several different laboratories. This area contains information on your breeds. Whether you re a dog owner or a breeder learn more about the work we do for dog health and how you can ensure your dog lives a long happy and healthy life.

The kennel club is happy to consider a club s request to add a new dna test to its lists and would normally need a formal request from the relevant breed health co ordinator or a majority request from the breed clubs. We recommend that prospective puppy buyers do a great deal of research before purchase. Kennel club registration alone is no guarantee that the pups will have been health tested for all available tests for the breed.

Some health test packages may include tests that may not be a priority in the breed. The kennel club assured breeders scheme aims to work together with breeders and buyers to force irresponsible breeders or puppy farmers out of business. The main criteria is that parents of the pup are both kc registered themselves although there are some other things that can make a pup not eligible for registration even if both parents are.