Epidemiology of ocular disorders presumed to be inherited in three small Italian dog breeds in Italy.

Adolfo GuandaliniNicola Di GirolamoRoberta CorviDaniele SantilloValentina AndreaniBarbara Pinzo

Published in: Veterinary ophthalmology (2017)

Clinicians should be aware of KP-HED that commonly affect three small Italian dog breeds. Breed standards should be reconsidered, and breeding programs should be directed at limiting such disorders.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
public health
palliative care
risk factors
optical coherence tomography
optic nerve