Inherited disorders: Selective breeding of non-traditional companion animals

• Autores: Michael Stanford
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 77-78
• Idioma: inglés
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  • HEREDITARY defects and excessive interbreeding have been well-known problems affecting the welfare of traditional companion animals and the subject of significant media attention recently. The British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) considers that lessons should be learned from this experience as contemporary husbandry and scientific advances have led to significant success in the captive breeding of non-traditional companion animals (NTCAs), predominately in the avian and herpetological arenas. The BVZS welcomes this advance as the vast majority of NTCA species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species now maintained in the UK are being sourced from captive breeding programmes, and the keepers of private collections of NTCA species have contributed significantly to conservation through the sharing of their knowledge and expertise.