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Bulldog breeders: a call to action

By Carol Beuchat PhD A paper just out today reports that the genetic diversity in the Bulldog breed is extremely low (Pedersen et al 2016). This study is one of several similar ones recently on other breeds out of the vet school at UC Davis, one of the top institutions in the country. The researchers found very low genetic diversity not only in dogs intended for breeding, but also in dogs from the "pet" population, and the show and pet populations were very similar [...]

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