Additional Reading

Other/General

1. Ackerman L. The Genetic Connection. AAHA Press, Lakewood CO, 1999.

2. Hedhammar A. Breeding healthier dogs in Sweden. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde 1991;116(11):76s-79s.

3. Hedhammer A, Olsson SE, et al. Study of Heritability in 401 Litters of German Shepherd Dogs. JAVMA, Vol. 1974; 1012-1016, 1979.

4. Kealy RD, et al. Effect of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs. JAVMA, 2002; 220: p.1315-1320.
   

5. Larsen JS. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in the dog. J Amer. Vet. Soc., Vol. 18, No. 3, 1977, pp. 76-79.
   

6. Merton DA. Selective breeding in the dog and cat: Part 1. Fundamentals of inheritance and planned breeding. Comp. Cont. Educ., Vol. 4(3), March 1982, pp. 251-258.

7. Padgett GA. Control of Canine Genetic Diseases. Howell Book House, New York, NY. 1998.

8. Padgett GA, Mostosky UV, Probst CW, Thomas MW, Krecke CF. The inheritance of osteochondritis dessicans and fragmented coronoid process of the elbow joint in Labrador Retrievers. JAAHA 1995;31:327-330.

9. Willis MB. Practical Genetics for Dog Breeders. Great Britain: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd.; 1992.