(7-15-08)
Canine Leishmaniasis Study At Cornell
Susana Mendez, DVM PhD, a professor at Cornell University, studies canine leishmaniasis, a
fatal disease for dogs that has recently been declared endemic in the US. The disease is transmitted by insects (sandflies), from which little is
known in this area of the world.
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(6-20-08)
AKC Canine Health Foundation Media Alert American Kennel Club and AKC Canine Health Foundation Release Podcast on Canine Reproduction. The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to release the next podcast in the series. In this podcast, Dr. Lin Kauffman, BS, DVM, a reproductive specialist at Iowa State University, discusses the reasons for using artificial insemination when breeding, and also some of the pitfalls of performing Ceasarean sections.

Recorded at the Iowa State University Breeders' Symposium, a program sponsored by both the American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation, this podcast can be accessed from either the American Kennel Club website at www.akc.org or the AKC Canine Health Foundation website at www.akcchf.org - click on "Podcasts." It is also available on Apple's iTunes® or directly at www.akc-akcchf.libsyn.com. Individuals who access the podcast through iTunes® are encouraged to submit reviews.

Clubs are encouraged to add the Genome Barks Podcast link to their home pages. Contact the AKC Canine Health Foundation to obtain graphics and links.

Upcoming Breeders' Symposia are scheduled for June 28-29 at Purdue Univeristy and August 2-3 in Syracuse, New York.

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(5-20-08)
OPTIGEN Offers Reduced CD Test: Optigen announced that starting in January of 08 they will offer a reduced rate ($75) Optigen CD DNA clearance for offspring of Optigen-tested Sire & Dam. READ MORE..

(1-31-08)
AKC Canine Health Foundation Announces Funding for Epilepsy Study Individuals can make contributions naming that the $ goes to epilepsy research! Read more...

Optigen Clinic Calendar

August 30, 2008: NORTH CAROLINA
Location: Raleigh, NC

September 14, 2008: CONNECTICUT
Location: Suffield Veterinary Hospital, Suffield, Connecticut

September 20 & 21, 2008: COLORADO
Location: Grand Junction, CO

September 19 – 26, 2008: RHODE ISLAND
Friday & Saturday, Sept. 19 & 20: at West Thompson, CT Firehouse
Wed, Thur, Friday, Sept. 24, 25, 26: at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI Vendor Tenting Area

September 25, 2008: KENTUCKY
Location: The Drawbridge Inn and Convention Center, 2477

October 4, 2008: MARYLAND
Location: Mount Airy, Maryland 21771

October 15 – 18, 2008: MISSOURI
Location: Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO

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