Research Papers

BONE CANCER

Genome-wide analyses implicate 33 loci in heritable dog osteosarcoma,

including regulatory variants near CDKN2A/B Starkey et al


BREEDING

Beyond Inbreeding Depression? A Case Study of the Irish Wolfhound     Silvan R Urfer


EPILEPSY

Epilepsy in Irish Wolfhounds

Margret L Casal, Richard M Munuve, M Anne Janis, Petra Werner, Paula S Henthorn


HAEMATOLOGY

Clinical pathology of Greyhounds and other sighthounds

S Zaldívar-López, L M Marín, M C  Iazbik,

N Westendorf-Stingle, S Hensley and C G Couto

Haematological and biochemical values in North American Scottish deerhounds

K N Sheerer, C G Couto, L M Marin, S Zaldívar-Lopez,

M C Iazbik,  J E Dillberger, M Frye and D B DeNicola

Some haematological values of Irish Wolfhounds in Australia    P Clark and B W Barry


HEART DISEASE

Effect of sedation or anaesthesia on echocardiographic parameters in dogs: a review

Shakirat Adediran

Evidence for sex disparity in the development of atrial fibrillation in Irish Wolfhounds

S Brownlie, R Sykes, M Cobb and S Simpson

Genomic Insights into Cardiomyopathies: A Comparative Cross-Species Review

Siobhan Simpson, Paul Rutland and Catrin Sian Rutland

Impact of cardiorespiratory diseases on morbidity and mortality in Irish wolfhounds

Lovisa Orleifson

Irish wolfhounds with subclinical atrial fibrillation:

progression of disease and causes of death

C Vollmar, A Vollmar, B Keene, P R Fox, S Reese and B Kohn


Multiple Genetic Associations with Irish Wolfhound Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Siobhan Simpson, Mark D Dunning, Serena Brownlie, Janika Patel, Megan Godden,

Malcolm Cobb, Nigel P Mongan and Catrin S Rutland

Multiple Species Comparison of Cardiac Troponin T and Dystrophin:

Unravelling the DNA behind Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Jennifer England, Siobhan Loughna and Catrin Sian Rutland

Occurrence of cardiorespiratory  diseases and impact on lifespan in Swedish  Irish Wolfhounds:

a retrospective  questionnaire-based study

Lovisa Orleifson, Ingrid Ljungvall, Katja Höglund, Jens Häggström

Pedigree analysis of atrial fibrillation in Irish Wolfhounds

supports a high heritability with a dominant mode of inheritance

Samantha L Fousse, William D Tyrrell, Mariellen E Dentino, Frances L Abrams,

Steven L Rosenthal, and Joshua A Stern


IMMUNODEFICIENCY

Suspected primary immunodeficiency syndrome in three related Irish Wolfhounds

A L Leisewitz, J A Spencer, L S Jacobson, H Schroeder


LIVER SHUNT

Evidence of Inheritance of Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Irish Wolfhounds

F G van Steenbeek, P A J Leegwater, F J  van Sluijs, H C M  Heuven, and J Rothuizen

The Inheritance of Livershunt in Irish Wolfhounds M Lyons

Mass screening of Irish wolfhound puppies for portosystemic shunts

by the dynamic bile acid test M G Kerr. T Van Doorn

Surgical treatment of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in 45 dogs

R N White, C A Burton, F J McEvoy


LONGEVITY

Longevity and Mortality of Irish Wolfhounds A Comfort

Longevity and major causes of death are heritable in Irish Wolfhound

C J A  van Gemert, J J  Windig, P Berg


MEGAOESOPHAGUS

A randomized crossover study of compounded liquid  sildenafil

for treatment of generalized megaesophagus  in dogs.

Susan O. Mehain, Jillian M Haines,  Sarah C Guess

Sildenafil improves clinical signs and radiographic features in dogs with congenital idiopathic megaoesophagus: a randomised controlled trial.

F Quintavalla, A Menozzi, C Pozzoli, E Poli, P Donati, D K Wyler, P Serventi, S Bertini


NEUTERING

Long-Term Health Risks and Benefits Associated with Spay Neuter in Dogs      Laura J Sanborn, MS

Recent Research Raises Concerns Regarding Early Spaying/NeuteringMark Spivak


PNEUMONIA AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE

Acute Respiratory Disease in Irish Wolfhounds

Angela Body, Mark Dunning

Aspiration pneumonia in the  Irish wolfhound: a possible  breed predisposition

C M Greenwell and P H Brain

Impact of cardiorespiratory diseases on morbidity and mortality in Irish wolfhounds

Lovisa Orleifson

Occurrence of cardiorespiratory diseases and impact on lifespan in Swedish Irish Wolfhounds:

a retrospective questionnaire-based study

Lovisa Orleifson, Ingrid Ljungvall, Katja Höglund, Jens Häggström

Recurrent bacterial pneumonia in Irish Wolfhounds:

Clinical findings and etiological studies

Sanna J Viitanen, Anu K Lappalainen, Ninna M Koho, Tiina Pessa-Morikawa,

Lorenzo Ressel, Minna M Rajamäki1

A retrospective questionnaire based study of Pneumonia in the Irish Wolfhound.

Angela Bodey

Rhinitis/Bronchopneumonia Syndrome in Irish Wolfhounds

C Clercx, I Reichler, D Peeters, K McEntee, A German, J Dubois, F Schynts,

N Schaaf-Lafontaine, T Willems, M Jorissen, and M J Day


VACCINATION

2015 Vaccination Guidelines for Owners and Breeders of Dogs and Cats    WSAVA