BREED HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES

 

HEALTH TESTS

Mandatory Screening for the Golden Retriever for:

  • The Australian and British assessment method for hip dysplasia is the same.

Recommended Screening for the Golden Retriever for:

DNA Testing Available for the Health Conditions in the Golden Retriever:

**  At its Annual General Meeting in November 2013, the Council recommended that information be provided on health conditions which might affect the breed:

Megaesophagus, Liver Shunt and Epilepsy.  Information for these health conditions can be downloaded from the link:

It should be noted that these conditions are known but not common in the breed.