A canine identity crisis: Genetic breed heritage testing of shelter dogs.

Previous research in animal shelters has determined the breeds of dogs living in shelters by their visual appearance; however the genetic breed testing of such dogs is seldom conducted, and few studies have compared the breed labels assigned by shelter staff to the results of this testing. In the la...

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Main Authors: Lisa M Gunter, Rebecca T Barber, Clive D L Wynne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6107223?pdf=render