Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (USA)

CERF Data ~ OFA Registry

This is the page that will take you to information about the health and genetics of Tollers.  Click on any of the links above or below for information.  Check back often as information will be updated.

News FLASH! - Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) Found in Tollers

April 2006 - Recently it was discovered that the mutation gene found in the various herding breeds that causes Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA)  or technically called Choroidal Hypoplasia (CH) is also present in the Toller. For more complete information and answers to questions on this new discovery, please use the following links:

• CEA INFORMATION PAGE

• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT CEA IN THE TOLLER

• OPTIGEN LLC

The CEA Mutation Test from Optigen will be available for ordering after 9:00 AM EDT, April 17, 2006.  Please DO NOT contact Optigen prior to the 17th about the test. Complete ordering information will be active on the OptiGen website on that date.

Jane Folkman, Health and Genetics Committee Chair
Sue Van Sloun, Health and Genetics Committee Co-Chair

Toller prcd-PRA Gene Discovered (06/01/2005)

OptiGen, LLC, proudly announces identification of the gene causing canine prcd-PRA (progressive rod-cone degeneration form of Progressive Retinal Atrophy). The cause of this inherited blinding disease, occurring in at least a dozen purebreds including the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, is one specific mutation in the coding sequence of the gene. OptiGen now offers a direct gene mutation test to detect the prcd-PRA status of any dog among affected breeds.

The prcd-PRA mutation test can be obtained following the same procedures as before - see www.optigen.com. As of June 1, 2005, the fee for the prcd-PRA test is reduced 25%, down to $195. Opportunities for discounts for litters, through online ordering and 20/20 Clinics continue.

The Morris Animal Foundation/The Seeing Eye, Inc. is a major sponsor of this research by Drs. Acland and Aguirre. Grants from the NEI/NIH, the Foundation Fighting Blindness and The Van Sloan Fund with generous support from Neil and Sue Van Sloun and contributions from many breed clubs, organizations and individuals are gratefully acknowledged. Many club health committees and breeders gave welcome encouragement as well as invaluable samples and information on their breed lines.

We want to thank everyone who has participated in the PRA study through the years and those breeders who have used the marker test to reduce the incidence of the prcd-PRA disease in Tollers. We now have 100% confidence with this new gene mutation test.

CLICK HERE for the complete press release OR refer to the Optigen website at www.optigen.com

Questions? - Contact Jane Folkman

Jane Folkman, Health and Genetics Committee Chair
Sue Van Sloun, Health and Genetics Committee Co-Chair

Addison's Disease in Tollers

• Go to the Health Research page for more information.

Tollers & Thyroid Disease

• Thyroid/Addison's Study in Tollers-Michigan State - Spring 2005 Quackers Issue - Author: Jane Folkman (PDF)

• Question & Answers About Tollers & Thyroid Disease (PDF)

• Go to the Health Research page for more information on the Michigan State University study and to download the instructions & forms you need to participate.

• The US and Canadian approved OFA thyroid certification laboratories are listed below.

  • NOTE: To participate in the MSU Addison's Thyroid/Addison's Study, you must follow the instructions linked from the Health Research page and utilize the MSU laboratory.

    • Endocrine Diagnostic Section Diagnostic Center for Population & Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, Room 122, Lansing, MI 48910-8104; 517-353-0621

    • Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, 1 Sippel Rd., College Station, TX 77843; 979-845-3414

    • New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Upper Tower Rd., Ithaca, NY 14853; 607-253-3673

    • Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Door P2 Bldg. 49, McIntosh Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 CANADA; 519-824-4120 ext. 54501

    • Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Attn: Sample Handling, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108; 612-624-0761

    • University of California Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Clinical Pathology, Chemistry, Room 1017, 1 Garrod Drive, Davis, CA 95616: 530-752-7380

    • Vita-Tech, 1345 Denison St., Markham, Ont, L3R 5V2 CANADA: 1-800-667-3411

    • Antech Diagnostics* 1111 Marcus Ave. Suite M28, Lake Success , NY 11042; 800-872-1001

      • *only the Lake Success, NY location of Antech has been certified to process OFA thyroid panels.

Articles Reprinted from Quackers, the Club newsletter

• Eye Diseases Update in the Toller - Summer 2004 Issue - Author: Jane Folkman (PDF)
• PRA Update in the Toller - Fall 2004 Issue - Author: Jane Folkman (PDF)
• PRA UPDATE AND CLEARING DOGS BY PARENTAGE - Fall 2005 Issue - Author: Jane Folkman (PDF)
• UPDATE – UC DAVIS ADDISON’S STUDY IN TOLLERS - Fall 2006 Issue - Author Jane Folkman (PDF)
• COAT COLOR IN THE TOLLER: Breed history and current genetics -  Starting Spring 2007 Issue - Authors:  JP Yousha, Danika Bannasch DVM,PhD, & Phyllis McDonald (PDF)
• UC DAVIS ADDISON’S STUDY REQUESTING BLOOD SAMPLES NOW - Summer 2007 Issue - Author: Jane Folkman (PDF)

AKC's Canine Health Foundation Donor Advised Fund for Tollers

The NSDTRC (USA) has established a Donor Advised Fund for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever health & genetics research at the Canine Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  Our goal is to reach $10,000 in donations in 2007.  This will be accomplished through club donations, donations through the Purina Parent Club Program and individual participants in the program, and through the generosity and support of individual private donations.  Please consider making a donation today!

You can make a tax-deductible donation by any of the following methods:

Credit Card or PayPal (Online):
Go to the CHF website at http://www.akcchf.org

Send Check
AKCCHF
P.O. Box 37941
Raleigh, NC  27627-7941

Telephone Toll Free: 888-682-9696

Please designate the funds for NSDTR Donor Advised Fund.

Toller Health Coalition Health Survey

From the Toller Health Coalition Site: "The objective of this survey was to discover which diseases and conditions occur in the Toller population worldwide and what the frequency of those diseases and conditions are in the breed. It was estimated that we would need to gather information on no less than 650 Tollers and Toller owners world-wide responded by returning information on 1180 Tollers!

This survey was designed with the guidance and advice of Dr. George Padgett and covered dogs in the owners possession during the period of 1992 to July of 2002 to give a "current snapshot" of the state of Toller health."

The 2002 Health Survey Summary  can be found at: http://www.toller.ca/tollerhealth/index.html

Eye Registry Information Page

2005 CERF Data (PDF)
2006 CERF DATA (PDF)

OFA Registry - 2002-2004 (PDF)
OFA Registry - 2005 (PDF)
OFA Registry - 2006 (PDF)
Report of Hip, Elbow, Patella, Cardiac, & Thyroid certifications on Tollers
There are additional listings for Optigen PRA (prcd) & CEA status for those dogs which owners chose to list with OFA.
NOTE: All CERF & OFA Data provided by the respective organizations.

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Have questions or comments about the Health & Genetics Committee?
Contact Jane Folkman, Chair

  
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