Resources on BMD health and longevity
From the speakers at the Padenghe sul Garda symposium 2009:
- Pat Long's presentation about Berner Garde. PowerPoint. Speech.
The Alberto Vittone Award 2008
€ 8.000 - Dr Lise Nielsen, Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
€ 8.000 - Dr. E.Cadieu : CGB/NHGRI/NIH Bethesda Maryland USA
€ 5.000 - Dr. G.R. Rutteman, Utrecht Faculty of Vet. Med., The Netherlands.
From the speakers at the Burgdorf symposium 2007:
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Life expectancy and genetics Is it possible to breed for longevity ?
PD Dr. Gaudenz Dolf, University Berne, Switzerland (Presentation, PowerPoint). - Life expectancy and environmental
factors: Maintaining behavioral health.
Dr. med vet Andrew U. Lüscher, Perdue University, USA (Presentation, PowerPoint). - Practical breeding rules adopted
by the SSV to improve life expectancy.
Christel Fechler, Swiss Mountain Dog Club (SSV) Germany (Presentation). - Analysis of the genetic causes of
malignant histiocytosis of Bernese Mountain Dogs, progress report.
Dr. Catherine André, University Rennes, France (Presentation). - Molecular cytogenetics of MH in
Bernese Mountain Dogs at NCSU, progress report.
Dr. Matthew Breen, NCSU, USA, presented by Dr. Catherine André (Presentation). - Investigation into the background
of malignant histiocytic tumors in Bernese Mountain Dogs, progress
report.
Dr. Gerard R. Rutteman, Utrecht University, Netherland (Presentation).
The Alberto Vittone Award 2007
€10.000 - Benoit Hedan - CNRS - Rennes- France
€ 5.000 - Dr Johan de Vos, Prof Dr Janos Butinar and Dr Malcolm Brearley
The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Switzerland and Objective 10
IWG – Objective 10 - CIABS
Announcement of the Alberto Vittone Award
From the speakers at the Como symposium 2006:
- Pat Long's power-point presentation about Berner-Garde (8 Mb !!!)
- Chromosomes, Genes and Cancer - A molecular cytogenetic approach to the study of malignant histiocytosis in the Bernese Mountain Dog (Author: Dr. Matthew Breen & Tessa Breen )
- Clinical Experience on Tumors of the Bernese Mountain Dog (Author: Prof. Paolo Buracco )
- How to participate in the Histio studies (Author: Dr. André, Dr. Ostrander and Dr. Breen )
- In Vitro Studies of Cytotoxic Activity of Natural Killer (NK) and Lymphokine-Activated Killer (LAK) Cells Obtained from Blood of Dogs (Author: Dr. E. Burkhardt )
- Malignant Histiocytosis in the Bernese Mountain Dog: Study of the physiopathology and genetic causes (Author: Dr. Catherine André )
- Therapeutic Management of Malignant Histiocytic Tumors: Innovative Approaches (Author: Dr. G. R. Rutteman )