Advancing Canine Health Tools and Programs Available to AKC Parent Clubs 2010 AKC Parent Club Conference Raleigh, North Carolina Eddie Dziuk Chief Operating Officer Orthopedic Foundation for Animals Columbia, Missouri

American Kennel Club Canine Health Resource Center

American Kennel Club Breed Flyers

American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation The mission of the AKC Canine Health Foundation is to develop significant resources for basic & applied health programs with emphasis on canine genetics to improve the quality of life for dogs & their owners.

AKC CHF, a 501(c)3, the largest foundation in the world to fund exclusively canine health studies More than $22M has been allocated to date funding over 500 studies to help dogs live longer, healthier lives AKC CHF provided impetus and $2M seed money for the initial canine genome mapping

Donor Advised Funds – set up to restrict donations to a particular breed or disease AKC CHF and Purina sponsor biennial Canine Health Conference featuring renowned speakers on breakthrough canine health research and treatments Genome Barks – audio podcasts on canine health research, advances in veterinary healthcare, and breeding management

The Orthopedic Foundation For Animals A 501c(3) Not For Profit Foundation For over forty years…dedicated to improving the health and welfare of companion animals through a reduction in the incidence of inherited disease

Online Breed Specific Health Surveys

Online Breed Specific Health Surveys With Real-Time Results 25 Breeds Surveyed

OFA’s Parent Club “Champion of Health” Award Program Awarded annually to dogs that have achieved significant accomplishments in the ring, field, as working dogs, or producers, AND that have a full complement of breed appropriate health screening Owners receive an engraved silver medallion and a $100 donation in the dog’s honor to the breed’s DAF

Online Health Clinic Calendar

Raffle/Auction/Door Prize Donations

The Canine Health Information Center (CHIC)

CHIC – The Canine Health Information Center Jointly sponsored by the AKC CHF and the OFA MISSION: To provide a source of health information for owners, breeders, and scientists, that will assist in breeding healthier dogs Initiated in 2001 as pilot program with 8 participating breeds, today over 130 breed parent clubs participate and over 60,000 dogs have met the individual breed requirements and been assigned CHIC numbers

CHIC CHIC is about encouraging health testing and awareness In short, CHIC… –Establishes a breed specific health screening protocols –Collects health test results from multiple sources –Makes the results available in an online publicly accessible database –Recognizes those dogs that have been tested in accordance with a test protocol recommended by the breed’s Parent Club

CHIC DNA Repository

MISSION –The CHIC DNA Repository, co-sponsored by the OFA and the AKC CHF, collects and stores canine DNA samples along with corresponding Genealogic and Phenotypic information to facilitate future research

CHIC DNA Repository OBJECTIVES –Facilitate more rapid research progress by expediting the sample collection process –Provide researchers with optimized family groups needed for research –Allow breeders to take advantage of future DNA based disease tests as they become available –Foster a team environment between breeders and the research community improving the likelihood of genetic discovery

CHIC DNA Repository 10,000+ dogs 150 breeds, 25+ breeds with 100+ samples Examples of Sample Distribution To Date –GR – Mast Cell Tumor (MIT/Harvard) –Cancer (Van Andel Research Institute) –BX, GS – Degenerative Myelopathy (U of MO) –PR – Hyperuricosuria (UC Davis) –IR – HOD (Clemson) –NF/GR/GSE – Hip Dysplasia (Cornell) –MF – Cystinuria (U of Pennsylvania) –SH – Cataracts (Animal Health Trust – UK) –Monorchid/Cryptorchid (Iowa State)

CHIC DNA Repository DNA Collection Clinics –OFA underwrites 50% of the DNA banking fees for blood based DNA collection clinics at National Specialties –OFA underwrites 100% of the DNA banking fees for dogs with significant genetic diseases –More than 50 breeds have sponsored collection clinics –Recognition of donors through bandanas, buttons, etc

Parent Club Health & Welfare Foundations

Creative Thinking ASC requires CHIC numbers on sires/dams in order to futurity nominate DCAF contributes additional $ to the futurity winners if sire/dam have CHIC numbers Pharoah Hound Club requires completion of health survey to renew membership Proactive collections for targeted research efforts –DM Bladders Stones, DP Dilated Cardio Myelopathy

CONTACTS OFA 2300 E Nifong Blvd Columbia, Missouri (573) Website: AKC Canine Health Foundation PO Box Raleigh, NC (888) Website: