Kennel Club approves new DNA testing scheme
The Kennel Club has recently approved a new DNA testing scheme for Leonberger Polyneuropathy (LNP1) in the breed following consultation with the Leonberger Club of Great Britain.
Currently the test is offered at the University of Minnesota, USA, and the University of Bern, Switzerland.
If the genetic test is conducted at the University of Minnesota, the results will only be reported directly to the Kennel Club if the dog owner agreed to this on their submission forms. Alternatively, if the owner has not consented but wishes to have the results recorded, copies of the test certificate will need to sent to the Kennel Club.
Copies of the test certificate will also need to be sent if the test is carried out at the University of Bern as the Kennel Club does not currently have an agreement with them.
Once received, the result will be added to the dog’s registration details which will prompt the publication of the test result in the next available Breed Records Supplement.
The result will also appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog and on the registration certificates of any future offspring of the dog, and also on the Health Test Results Finder on the Kennel Club website.
If the owner includes the original registration certificate for the dog (not a copy) then the Kennel Club will issue a new registration certificate, including the DNA result, free of charge.
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