Researchers will evaluate two types of rabies vaccines to determine any effect on the resistance to unrelated infectious and parasitic diseases, and if this effect differs between males and females.
Researchers will identify immune system genes associated with meningoencephalitis of unknown origin, a common inflammatory central nervous system disease in dog
Researchers will attempt to identify genetic mutations associated with perianal fistula (painful lesions in the skin and deeper tissue around the anal area of dogs) in two high-risk breeds – German shepherd and Leonberger dogs.