| REFERENCE MATERIALS CONCERNING DEAFNESS IN THE DALMATIAN
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| The DCA Board believes that it is important for the
membership to have access to materials pertaining to the research that has been conducted concerning deafness in
our breed. Researchers have established links between the breeding of unilaterally deaf Dalmatians and the
incidence of deafness in the progeny, as well as a strong association between deafness and blue eyed Dalmatians.
We hope that you will familiarize yourself with and study the available information with regard to breeding
decisions that you will make now and in the future. If you would like to have a copy of some or all of the listed
articles, please send a check for $5.00, made payable to DCAF, to defray some of the costs associated with
duplicating and mailing of materials to:
Scott Facey, Director
Dalmatian Club of America Study Group on Hearing
45 Hobson Street
Springfield, MA 01109-1111
413-739-7783
Email
Listed below are a number of articles that pertain to the subject:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 30:170-176 (1994): "Hereditary Deafness in
the Dalmatian: Relationship to Eye & Coat Color," T. Greibrokk
- Journal Small Animal Practice 40: 193-200, 1999, "The Dalmatian Dilemma - white coat color and deafness,
Dr. Bruce Cattanach, MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
- Veterinary Journal 2004 Jan; 167(1): 23-32., "Deafness prevalence and pigmentation and gender associations
in dog breeds at risk." Strain GM.
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice - Special
Issue: Pediatrics - July, 1999, "Congenital Deafness and Its Recognition," George M. Strain -
- The Veterinary Journal 166 (2003) 164-169, "Analysis of systematic effects on congenital sensorineural deafness
in German Dalmatian dogs," Juraschko, K., et al.
- Mammalian Genome 7, 650-653 (1996), "A threshold model analysis of deafness in Dalmatians," Famula, T., et al.
- The Veterinary Journal 166 (2003) 105-106, "One hundred and one Dalmatians - the importance of being 'Patch',"
Henley, W., et al.
- Unpublished paper, "Dalmatian Deafness in Australia," Dr. Margaret Farrera
- Preventative Veterinary Medicine 48 (2001) 15-24, "Gender effects in hearing loss in Dalmatians," Dr. Thomas
R. Famula, Anita M. Oberbauer, D. Colette Williams.
Please note that most of the above articles contain extensive lists of references that can be studied for
background and additional information.
Listed below are a number of links to pertinent articles and papers that deal with the subject:
- Famula, Thomas R.; University of California Davis. Link to website pertaining to hearing and eye
color in the Dalmatian. Website contains additional links to articles, tables and abstracts.
http://cgap.ucdavis.edu/dalmatians.htm
- Strain, George M.; Louisiana State University. Link to website pertaining to hearing research. Website
contains links to numerous papers and articles.
www.lsu.edu/deafness/deaf.htm
- Wood, James L. N.; The British Animal Heath Trust. Background and statistics on deafness testing in the UK.
Click on Site Map and scroll down to By Disease/Disorder in dogs to find Deafness.
www.aht.org.uk
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