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New DNA testing scheme for beagles
Kennel Club approves testing for NCCD

The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration (NCCD) in beagles.

The announcement follows a consultation with the beagle breed health coordinator on behalf of the  breed clubs.

The test will be offered by the Animal Health Trust (AHT), who will issue copies of all future test results to the Kennel Club. The result will then be added to the dog's registration details, and published in the next available Breed Records Supplement.

Any new registration certificate issued for the dog will include the test result, and if owners supply an original certificate, the Kennel Club will issue a new certificate with the test result on it, free of charge.

Test results will appear on the registration certificates of any future offspring of the dog, and in the Health Test Results Finder on the Kennel Club's website.

The AHT will also send the Kennel Club results from dogs that were DNA tested prior to May 2013, assuming the owner agreed to the submission of results.

More information can be found on the AHT's website.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.