Many pedigree dogs are suffering from genetic diseases and living in pain after years of inbreeding, an investigation says. A BBC documentary suggests the methods used to produce breeds like the King ...

The reason Retrievers commonly suffer from eye disorders and German Shepherds are prone to arthritis may be due to the domestication of their ancestors rather than recent inbreeding. A new study ...

The newly established Usk Vale pedigree Texel flock is speeding up genetic gain by using a combination of embryo transfer (ET) and AI. Nick Davis and his son Will set up the Monmouthshire-based flock ...

Exclusive: Prof Clare Rusbridge calls for careful cross-breeding to introduce new genetic material Dog breeds must be “rebooted” through careful cross-breeding to save them from ingrained health ...

Keeping disease at bay often seems like an uphill battle – but one leading seed breeder believes it could be made easier if growers had better information about plant pedigrees when deciding which ...

Quantifying which individuals share genetic material from common ancestors plays a central role in several scientific disciplines, particularly animal behaviour, conservation biology, and genetic ...