| Subject and link |
Source |
Comments |
| Inbreeding, Australian COI Analysis |
The result of a number of years of collecting pedigrees. 10 generation pedigree analysis of 23,253 Australian Ridgebacks |
Written by Vicki June 2008. Corrections welcome. Will be updated |
| Comments on the Ridgeback gene |
Distillation of the recent scientific work done on the inheritance of the ridge |
Written by Clayton Heathcock in Feb 2008, reproduced with permission |
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Various breed standards |
Written by Vicki May 2005 |
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Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Victoria Newsletter, Aug/Sept 1988 |
Written by Vicki, updated November 2002 |
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Rhodesian Ridgeback International Foundation |
Balanced overview of a very contentious subject |
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Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Victoria Newsletter, Oct/Nov 1991 |
Written by Vicki, updated November 2002 |
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National Dog Magazine, Nov 2002 |
Written by Vicki- November 2002, Updated 2009. Will be updated and published for the US Ridgeback Register |
| Dysplasia |
From US working dogs website |
Good information on hip and elbow dysplasia |
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Emoyeni's kennels |
Excellent review of Hip and Elbow scoring programs in many countries |
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RR Club of the USA website |
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| Bloat- what is it? |
Internet site with lots of links |
General information on bloat |
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Latest information from Purdue University |
A definitive source of information on this condition |
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RR Club of the USA |
A very impressive data collection of conditions found in US Ridgebacks- our figures may vary slightly |
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Canadian research study |
Research into the link between inbreeding and longevity |
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Rhodesian Ridgeback International Foundation |
Useful information- note the RR Club of Victorian do not allow breeding of a bitch under 18 mths of age |
| Hypothyroidism |
From US Wolfhound site |
Article which shows a 16% incidence in US Ridgebacks tested |
| Genetic resources |
From US working dogs |
A lot of references and links for book purchases |
| Pedigree analysis , Genetic diversity and Genetic disease control |
Article from Jerome Bell, BVM |
Well worth reading |
| Inbreeding and pedigree dog breeds |
Written by Malcolm Willis, BSc, PhD |
A balanced view of inbreeding from one of the best canine geneticists |
| Canine diversity project |
Mainly articles by John Armstrong- professor of genetics and biology |
Good articles, some data and lots of links |
| Breeding and Whelping |
Lowchen site with lots of links |
Some links not working but useful information on ethical breeding |
| Unusual Ridgeback colours |
Kalahari ridgeback site |
Photos and links to information about unusual colouring |
| Degenerative myelopathy |
Link to website- Canine version of Multiple Sclerosis |
Genetic marker now available in the US, best interpreted as a guide to another possible issue. |
| SLO- Symmetrical Lupoid Onchodystrophy |
US web site with information this disease of the nail bed |
Has been seen occasional in Australian RR lines |
| RR Pedigree search- European site |
Monika Pehr's excellent pedigree site |
Best site for Australian RRs. Now contains my Australian database with more photos being added. Find your pedigree here! |
| Pedigree On-line Search Tool- POST |
US based pedigree site |
Best for US dogs |