On this page you can find items of news and important communications to BCC members and Beardie owners, both here and overseas. Simply click on a headline for the news item you wish to read from the list below.
Trends in genetic diversity - KC report on Bearded Collies
The Kennel Club has recently published the results of a comprehensive research project to investigate the rate of loss of genetic diversity due to inbreeding, and the presence of any general trend across all breeds.
Breed-specific reports have been produced for 215 breeds. You can access the report on Beardies on our website using this link "Population analysis of the Bearded Collie breed" (pdf, 452 KB).
A peer-reviewed paper outlining general trends and points of interest is available from the Kennel Club's online journal Canine Genetics and Epidemiology (opens in new window).
The Kennel Club has also provided a full page of additional information and resources (opens in new window).
Posted: 24 September 2015
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