HEALTH LINKS
The OFA is guided by the following four specific objectives:
-To collate and disseminate information concerning orthopedic and genetic diseases of animals.
-To advise, encourage and establish control programs to lower the incidence of orthopedic and genetic diseases.
-To encourage and finance research in orthopedic and genetic disease in animals.
-To receive funds and make grants to carry out these objectives.
The mission of the AKC Canine Health Foundation is to develop significant resources for basic and applied health programs with emphasis on canine genetics to improve the quality of life for dogs and their owners.
The Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) is an organization that was founded by a group of concerned, purebred owner/breeders who recognized that the quality of their dog's lives were being affected by heritable eye disease. CERF was then established in conjunction with cooperating, board certified, veterinary ophthalmologists, as a means to accomplish the goal of elimination of heritable eye disease in all purebred dogs by forming a centralized, national registry.
Morris Animal Foundation improves the health and well–being of companion animals and wildlife by funding humane health studies and disseminating information about those studies.
As the pioneer in canine genetic disease detection services, it is the mission of VetGen to improve the health of all purebred animals, by providing informative and valuable services to animal breeders, owners, and care providers.
CEN's goal is to find the genes responsible for epilepsy in dogs so that wise breeding can decrease the incidence of the disease in dogs. CEN also hopes that knowing what genes regulate epilepsy in dogs may help us better tailor our therapy to the specific cause
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