By Carol Beuchat PhD A paper published last week claimed that DNA analysis indicates that the level of inbreeding in the Bulldog is so high, and genetic diversity so low, that it might not be possible for breeders to improve health through selective breeding (Pedersen et al 2016). "The present study was an assessment of genetic diversity that still exists in a representative number of individual English bulldogs using DNA rathe [...]
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