AKC Canine Health Foundation Media Alert

American Kennel Club and AKC Canine Health Foundation Release Podcast about Canine Eye Disease [Thursday, January 29, 2009]

The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series.

This week on Genome Barks, Dr. Gillian McClellan talks about canine eye disease. Dr. McClellan, an ophthalmologist for the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses some of the differences between human and canine eyes, as well as things to watch out for that could threaten a dog's vision. Finally, Dr. McClellan speaks to the various inherited canine ophthalmic diseases that breeders should be aware of and test for.

The Genome Barks podcast series features lectures from the highly successful AKC-CHF Breeders Symposia and provides responsible breeders and pet owners an inside look at the work being done by the AKC and the AKC Canine Health Foundation.

New podcasts are released every two weeks and can be accessed from either the American Kennel Club website at www.akc.org or the AKC Canine Health Foundation website at www.akcchf.org - click on "Podcasts." They are also available on Apple's iTunes® or directly at www.genomebarks.com
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Clubs are encouraged to add the Genome Barks Podcast link to their home pages. Contact the AKC Canine Health Foundation to obtain graphics and links.

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Contact:
Erica Kitchen
Acting Director of Development
AKC Canine Health Foundation
919-334-4010
888-682-9696
www.akcchf.org
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The AKC Canine Health Foundation, founded in 1995 by the American Kennel Club, is the largest nonprofit worldwide to fund health research exclusively for canines. Our goal is to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The AKC Canine Health Foundation is the leader in non-invasive genetic health research, stem cell research, and biotherapeutics benefiting both canines and humans. Through the generous financial support of the American Kennel Club and the Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., we're proud to announce we have allocated more than $22 million in canine health research through more than 75 schools and research institutions worldwide.

The American Kennel Club, founded in 1884, is a not-for-profit organization.  Affiliate AKC organizations include the AKC Humane Fund, AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Companion Animal Recovery and the AKC Museum of the Dog.