Professor Ed Hall……………………………………………………………………… dred.hall@bristol.ac.uk
Website………………………………………………………………………. http://www.bris.ac.uk/vetscience/
Mr Alister Watt …………………………………………………………………….allyshenanagin@talktalk.net
Irish Setter Association, England (ISAE)………………………………….www.isae.co.uk
Irish Setter Breeders’ Club (ISBC) …………………………………………www.isbc.org.uk
Irish Setter Club of Scotland (ISCS) ……………………………………….www.irishsetterclubofscotland.co.uk
Midlands Irish Setter Society (MISS)……………………………………….www.midlandsirishsettersociety.co.uk
North East of England Irish Setter Club (NEEISC) …………………. www.irishsetter.org.uk/neeisc.htm
South of England Irish Setter Club (SEISC) ……………………………. www.seisc.co.uk
Belfast & District Irish Setter Club …………………………………………..www.belfastanddistrictirishsetterclub.co.uk
The Kennel Club …………………………………………………………………..www.thekennelclub.org.uk .
The BLOAT Survey is now closed.
A big thank you to everyone who has taken part.
Early Statistical Overview (December 2013)
Dr Cathryn Mellersh writes from the Animal Health Trust:-
We have surveys for 1,956 dogs from 1,098 owners.
1,703 dogs are currently alive & 251 are dead.
886 males and 1,068 females.
This represents a response rate of roughly 15%.
The prevalence of bloat among the survey respondents is approximately 13% (this includes bloating without GDV i.e. resolved without surgery or death).
It is hopeful that this amount of data should be sufficient to detect heritability.
Obviously we will provide a full analysis in due course, once we have had a chance to analyse the data fully.
