Genetic Testing

Since the sequencing of the canine genome was completed in 2004, many mutations responsible for inherited disease in dogs have been identified. This, in turn, has led to the development of DNA tests for a wide range of inherited traits in dogs and tests for genetic diseases in other companion species are also becoming available.

With increasing emphasis being placed on improving the health of purebred dogs, DNA testing is an important tool for breeders to help them make the best breeding selections and also for any pure or cross bred dog to detect disorders, as early intervention makes management of these diseases much easier.
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A list of the conditions currently tested for by our lab is given below as well as the breeds involved. The test is performed on a small blood sample. Not all the tests are applied just those which your breed of dog is susceptible to. As well as these test, tests for breed can also be performed to find out what your multi-breed dog actually is. DNA testing in dogs is well underway but is slowly gaining speed in cats as well so please talk to us if you need this for your cat.
Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Boxer
Autosomal Hereditary Recessive Nephropathy
​Cocker Spaniel
​Canine Hyperuricosuria
​American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Shepherd
Dalmatian
British Bulldog
Black Russian Terrier
German Shepherd Dog
Giant Schnauzer
Jack Russell Terrier
Weimeraner
South African Boerboel
Canine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Irish Setter
Red and White Setter
Centronuclear Myopathy
Labrador Retriever
Labradoodle
Cerebella Ataxia
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
Collie Eye Anomaly/Choroidal Hypoplasia
​Australian Shepherd
Border Collie
Lancashire Heeler
Rough Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Smooth Collie
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Toy Fox Terrier
Tenterfield Terrier
Copper Toxicosis
Bedlington Terrier
Cystinuria
Landseer
Newfoundland
Labrador Retriever
Degenerative Myelopathy
​American Eskimo Dog
Bernese Mountain Dog
Boxer
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
German Shepherd Dog
Golden Retriever
Great Pyrenees (Pyrenean Mountain Dog)
Kerry Blue Terrier
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Poodle
Pug
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Shetland Sheepdog
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Wire Fox Terrier
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Doberman
Drug Sensitivity (includes Ivermectin)
​Belgian Shepherd
Border Collie
Collie Rough and Smooth
Various Other Breeds
Exercise Induced Collapse
​Labrador Retriever
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Factor VII Deficiency
Airedale Terrier
Alaskan Klee Kei
Beagle
Giant Schnauzer
Scottish Deerhound
Fucosidosis
English Springer Spaniel
Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy/ Krabbe’s Disease
Basset Hound
Beagle
Cairn Terrier
Coonhound
Dalmatian
Miniature Poodle
Pomeranian
West Highland White Terrier
GM1 – Gangliosidosis
Portuguese Water Dog
Hereditary Cataract
Australian Shepherd (Dominant)
Boston Terrier (Juvenile)
French Bulldog
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
​L-2 Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Schipperke
Muscular Dystrophy X-linked (MDX)
Golden Retriever
Myotubular Myopathy X linked
Labrador Retriever
Narcolepsy
​Dachshund
Doberman
Labrador Retriever
Natural Bob Tail (short tail phenotype)
Australian Shepherd
Rottweiler
Boxer
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Various other Breeds
Neonatal Encephalopathy
Poodle (Standard)
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
American Bulldog
Border Collie
Dachshund
Phosphofructokinase Deficiency
American Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
English Springer Spaniel
Primary Lens Luxation
Chinese Crested Dog
Jack Russell Terrier
Jagdterrier
Lancashire Heeler
Miniature Bull Terrier
Parson Russell Terrier
Patterdale Terrier
Rat Terrier
Sealyham Terrier, Tenterfield Terrier
Tibetan Terrier
Volpino Italiano
Progressive Retinal Atrophy - cord 1
English Springer Spaniel
Miniature Long-Haired Dachshund
Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund
Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshund
Progressive Retinal Atrophy - Rcd1
Irish Setter
Red and White setter
Progressive Retinal Atrophy - prcd
​American Cocker Spaniel
American Eskimo Dog,
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chinese Crested
Cockapoo
Cocker Spaniel
Finnish Lapphund
Golden Retreiver
Goldendoodle
Labrador Retriever
Poodle (Toy and Miniature)
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Portuguese Water Dog
Swedish Lapphund
Yorkshire Terrier
Progressive Retinal Atrophy – rcd 3
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase Deficiency
Clumber Spaniel
Sussex Spaniel
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Basenji
Beagle
West Highland White Terrier
Chihuahua
Daschshund
Thrombopathia
Basset Hound
Von Willebrand’s Disease Type I
Bernese Mountain Dog
Doberman
German Pinscher
Manchester Terrier
Papillion
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Poodle
Von Willebrand’s Disease Type III
Scottish Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog