GENETICS AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

PURPOSE: The mission of the Genetics and Health Committee of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America is to educate Pembroke Welsh Corgi breeders and fanciers on inheritable and non-inheritable conditions within the breed with the intent of eliminating or reducing the incidence of clinically relevant disease or other
undesirable conditions.

TASKS:

1. Appointed members of the Genetics Committee will be surveyed as to relevant areas of inquiry. The Genetics Committee, then in turn, will survey the PWCCA general membership.

2. The Genetics Committee will select appropriate topics, study, and research them.

3. The Genetics Committee will educate the membership through the PWCCA NEWSLETTER and through seminars on the current status of selected topics.

4. With certain topics, the Genetics Committee will recommend areas of research to the board, membership, and fancy.

5. The Genetics Committee will submit appropriate articles to the PWCCA NEWSLETTER on these topics.

6. The Genetics Committee will be responsible for any seminars or health clinics held at the National Specialty.

7. A meeting of the Genetics Committee will be conducted annually at the National Specialty. If convenient for members of the Genetics Committee another meeting will be held at one other specialty during the year.

8. A member of the Genetics Committee will attend the Canine Health Conference. A report of this meeting will be submitted to all members of the committee and to the PWCCA Spring NEWSLETTER.

ORACLE:

1. 13-O, 5/8/97, pg. 3: M/S/C that the Genetics and Education Committees will work together to produce the entire OFA list in a user friendly format to be available at a nominal cost.

2. 13-R, 5/8/97, pg. 3: M/S/C that the CERF List will no longer be printed in the Newsletter.

3. 18-F, 9/15/98, pg. 3: Terry Hansen moved that the PWCCA Board approve the male infertility study for the purpose of gathering preliminary data. Second. Roll call vote. Passed.

4. 18-G, 9/15/98, pg. 4: Tim Mathiesen moved that the Genetics Chairman be designated as confidential contact with the Canine Health Foundation to receive information on supported research. S/C.

5. 18-N, 4/13/00, pg. 7: Upon motion of Patty Gailey, seconded by Pat Sandy-Smith, and unanimously carried by those present, the Board authorized PWCCA to no longer fund Dr. Christine Schweitzer's research on Male Infertility
(Genetics Committee)

until PWCCA has received a copy of the proposed research and analyzed the possibility of success from the project and its relevance to breeders.

6. 18-O, 4/13/00, pg. 7: Upon motion of Patty Gailey, seconded by Kay Hammel, and unanimously carried by those present, the Board authorized the Genetics and Health Committee Chair write the CERF Genetics Committee seeking a reversal of the policy of not certifying Pembroke Welsh Corgis with iris to iris
Persistent pupillary membranes.