We are pleased to announce that in cooperation with professor Leeb of the University of Bern in Switzerland, Laboklin is now able to offer a DNA test for the detection of the mutation which causes Inflammatory Pulmonary Disease ( IPD ) in Collies and the test is now available for ordering.
Inflammatory Pulmonary Disease ( IPD ) is an inherited lung disease affecting the Collie breed and characterised by recurrent pneumonia, clinical symptoms were seen when affected puppies were only few days old and include foamy vomiting, shallow breathing, cough, increased breathing sounds and fever. Affected dogs responded to therapy with antibiotics and secretolytics, but tended to relapse quickly without antibiotic treatment.
