SA013 - Breed Specific Behavior Problems

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

Location: Mandalay Bay D, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

M. Leanne Lilly, DVM DACVB

Assistant Professor- Clinical
Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
Columbus, OH, United States

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Moderator(s)

Becky A. Stone, DVM

Clinical Research Veterinarian
Del Rio, TX, United States

Clients can’t believe everything they read on the internet about their dogs’ temperament and behaviors based on breed, we’ll cover what evidence there is (and isn’t) for breed predispositions to specific behavior problems.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact of epigenetics on heritability of behaviors
Understand the current literature on predisposing factors for behaviors by breed, vs other shared characteristics (size)
Understand the genetic basis of behaviors we have mapped to specific loci or genes in specific breeds