Trade magazines or scholarly articles

Van Arendonk, J. A. M. and A.-E. Liinamo. “Animal breeding and genomics: Perspectives for dog breeding.” Veterinary Journal 170 (2005): 3 – 5.

Authors Van Arendonk and Liinamo are from the Animal Breeding and Genetics group within the Department of Animal Sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. In this article, they go into more depth on animal and dog breeding than an article for a magazine or newspaper reader – since this is from a journal, the article is targeted at an audience that has a decent medical/scientific knowledge of dogs and other animals. They summarize many different studies and papers done by scholars in the field of animal/dog breeding and genetics, such as one study showing (in Dalmatians) a link between the gene causing the “standard” amount of pigment and the gene causing deafness. This article is a great place to find information on specific studies that have been done in the animal genetics field, and will help the researcher come up with more things to search for when looking for information on this topic.

Gholizadeh, Mohsen1, Ghodrat Rahimi Mianji and Hadi Sayah Zadeh. "Potential Use of Molecular Markers in the Genetic Improvement of Livestock." Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 3(2008): 120 - 128.

This article from the Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances is an in-depth study on genetic markers and the ability to be able to predict an animal's performance based on those genetic markers. It looks into using genetic engineering for gene resistance and discusses the usefulness and feasibility of using this new technology in everyday life. The text is a bit dense and a bit difficult to read, but the research from it could be used to support (responsible) pedigree dog breeding.

Gonsalves, Susan. "Map of Dog Genome Has Breeders Excited." Science & Spirit 16 (2005): 21 - 21.

This short article talks about the dog genome map that the National Humane Genome Research Institute has created. It also talks about its usefulness for preventing eye diseases in dogs specifically. Because the canine genome map is complete, researchers can now work on finding markers that relate to specific characteristics, possibly enabling them to change a dog's temperament -- good news for dog breeders and possibly pedigree dogs.