Peer-Reviewed Publications Resulting from CHF-funded Grants
We invite you to learn about publications resulting from the Foundation's investments in research. One way CHF measures success in grantmaking is through the production of peer-reviewed publications. CHF-supported research has been published in 218 different peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Genetics and Science and frequently in journals such as the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Animal Genetics and the American Journal of Veterinary Research. By consistently funding the most innovative research, the AKC Canine Health Foundation is realizing both small milestones and major breakthroughs in canine health.
You may search the complete list of peer-reviewed publications by research program area, breed and/or disease associated with the grant.
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Grant Number: 390 Research Program Area: General Canine Health |
Extended Medical Surveillance of Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Hare, E., Kelsey, K. M., Niedermeyer, G. M., & Otto, C. M. (2020). Long-Term Behavioral Resilience in Search-and-Rescue Dogs Responding to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 105173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105173 Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Buchweitz, J. P., Kelsey, K. M., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2020). Fifteen-year surveillance of pathological findings associated with death or euthanasia in search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(7), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.257.7.734 |
Grant Number: 961 Research Program Area: General Canine Health |
Medical Surveillance of Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Hare, E., Kelsey, K. M., Niedermeyer, G. M., & Otto, C. M. (2020). Long-Term Behavioral Resilience in Search-and-Rescue Dogs Responding to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 105173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105173 Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Buchweitz, J. P., Kelsey, K. M., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2020). Fifteen-year surveillance of pathological findings associated with death or euthanasia in search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(7), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.257.7.734 Hunt, M., Otto, C. M., Serpell, J. A., & Alvarez, J. (2012). Interactions between Handler Well-Being and Canine Health and Behavior in Search and Rescue Teams. Anthrozoös, 25(3), 323–335. https://doi.org/10.2752/175303712X13403555186253 Otto, C. M., Downend, A. B., Moore, G. E., Daggy, J. K., Ranivand, D. L., Reetz, J. A., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2009). Medical surveillance of search dogs deployed to the World Trade Center and Pentagon: 2001-2006. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 4(6), 241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2009.04.002 Otto, C. M., Franz, M. A., Kellogg, B., Lewis, R., Murphy, L., & Lauber, G. (2002). Field treatment of search dogs: Lessons learned from the World Trade Center disaster: Field treatment of search dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 12(1), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1435-6935.2002.00004.x New article: Surveillance of Search Dogs | Breeding Better Dogs. (2019). Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://breedingbetterdogs.com/article/surveillance-search-dogs |
Grant Number: 02461-A Research Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease |
Innate immune response to Leptospira in naturally exposed dogs Rajeev, S., Toka, F. N., & Shiokawa, K. (2020). Potential use of a canine whole blood culture system to evaluate the immune response to Leptospira. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 101546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101546 |
Grant Number: 1445 Research Program Area: Gastrointestinal Disease |
Granulomatous Colitis In Boxer Dogs: Genetic Analysis of Disease and Functional Analysis of Bacterial Killing Manchester, A. C., Dogan, B., Guo, Y., & Simpson, K. W. (2020). Escherichia coli-associated granulomatous colitis in dogs treated according to antimicrobial susceptibility profiling. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15995 Dogan, B., Zhang, S., Kalla, S. E., Dogan, E. I., Guo, C., Ang, C. R., & Simpson, K. W. (2020). Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Escherichia coli Associated with Granulomatous Colitis of Boxer Dogs. Antibiotics, 9(9), 540. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090540 Hayward, J. J., Castelhano, M. G., Oliveira, K. C., Corey, E., Balkman, C., Baxter, T. L., … Boyko, A. R. (2016). Complex disease and phenotype mapping in the domestic dog. Nature Communications, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10460 |
Grant Number: 01943-A Research Program Area: General Canine Health |
In Support of Our Working Dogs: Medical Surveillance of Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 2013-2014 Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Buchweitz, J. P., Kelsey, K. M., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2020). Fifteen-year surveillance of pathological findings associated with death or euthanasia in search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(7), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.257.7.734 Hunt, M., Otto, C. M., Serpell, J. A., & Alvarez, J. (2012). Interactions between Handler Well-Being and Canine Health and Behavior in Search and Rescue Teams. Anthrozoös, 25(3), 323–335. https://doi.org/10.2752/175303712X13403555186253 Jones, K. E., Dashfield, K., Downend, A. B., & Otto, C. M. (2004). Search-and-rescue dogs: An overview for veterinarians. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 225(6), 854–860. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.2004.225.854 <>Otto, C. M., Downend, A. B., Moore, G. E., Daggy, J. K., Ranivand, D. L., Reetz, J. A., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2009). Medical surveillance of search dogs deployed to the World Trade Center and Pentagon: 2001-2006. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 4(6), 241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2009.04.002 Otto, C. M., Franz, M. A., Kellogg, B., Lewis, R., Murphy, L., & Lauber, G. (2002). Field treatment of search dogs: Lessons learned from the World Trade Center disaster: Field treatment of search dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 12(1), 33–41. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1435-6935.2002.00004.x |
Grant Number: 02436 Research Program Area: Cardiology |
Predicting Disease Stage and Diuretic Responsiveness in Dogs with Acquired Heart Disease Adin, D., Atkins, C., Londoño, L., & Nero, B. D. (2020). Correction of serum chloride concentration in dogs with congestive heart failure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15998 Adin, D., Kurtz, K., Atkins, C., Papich, M. G., & Vaden, S. (2019). Role of electrolyte concentrations and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation in the staging of canine heart disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15662 |
Grant Number: 02245-MOU Research Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease |
Genetic Predisposition to Avian Tuberculosis in Miniature Schnauzers and Bassets Hounds Ghielmetti, G., & Giger, U. (2020). Mycobacterium avium: An Emerging Pathogen for Dog Breeds with Hereditary Immunodeficiencies. Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 7(3), 67–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40588-020-00145-5 |
Grant Number: 01488-A Research Program Area: Reproductive Conditions |
Health Implications of Spay and Neuter: Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever Hart, B. L., Hart, L. A., Thigpen, A. P., & Willits, N. H. (2020). Assisting Decision-Making on Age of Neutering for 35 Breeds of Dogs: Associated Joint Disorders, Cancers, and Urinary Incontinence. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00388 Hart, B. L., Hart, L. A., Thigpen, A. P., & Willits, N. H. (2014). Long-Term Health Effects of Neutering Dogs: Comparison of Labrador Retrievers with Golden Retrievers. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102241. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102241 Hart, B. L., Hart, L. A., Thigpen, A. P., & Willits, N. H. (2016). Neutering of German Shepherd Dogs: associated joint disorders, cancers and urinary incontinence. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2(3), 191–199. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.34 Torres de la Riva, G., Hart, B. L., Farver, T. B., Oberbauer, A. M., Messam, L. L. McV., Willits, N., & Hart, L. A. (2013). Neutering Dogs: Effects on Joint Disorders and Cancers in Golden Retrievers. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e55937. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055937 |
Grant Number: 01982 Research Program Area: Cardiology |
Personalized Medicine: The Intersection of Genotype and Drug Responsiveness in the Treatment of Canine Pulmonary Hypertension Visser, L. C., Wood, J. E., & Johnson, L. R. (2020). Survival characteristics and prognostic importance of echocardiographic measurements of right heart size and function in dogs with pulmonary hypertension. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15826
Visser, L. C., Im, M. K., Johnson, L. R., & Stern, J. A. (2016). Diagnostic Value of Right Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index in Dogs with Pulmonary Hypertension: Comparison with Doppler Echocardiographic Estimates of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 30(2), 543–552. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13911
Ueda, Y., Johnson, L. R., Ontiveros, E. S., Visser, L. C., Gunther-Harrington, C. T., & Stern, J. A. (2019). Effect of a phosphodiesterase-5A ( PDE5A ) gene polymorphism on response to sildenafil therapy in canine pulmonary hypertension. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 6899. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43318-z
Johnson, L. R., & Stern, J. A. (2019). Clinical features and outcome in 25 dogs with respiratory-associated pulmonary hypertension treated with sildenafil. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15679
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Grant Number: 02050 Research Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease |
Defining the Genetic Susceptibility to Granulomatous Colitis, a Severe Form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Dogan, B., Zhang, S., Kalla, S. E., Dogan, E. I., Guo, C., Ang, C. R., & Simpson, K. W. (2020). Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Escherichia coli Associated with Granulomatous Colitis of Boxer Dogs. Antibiotics, 9(9), 540. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090540 Manchester, A. C., Dogan, B., Guo, Y., & Simpson, K. W. (2020). Escherichia coli-associated granulomatous colitis in dogs treated according to antimicrobial susceptibility profiling. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15995 |
Grant Number: 02805-E Research Program Area: General Canine Health |
Review of the Current State of Canine Genetic Testing - A Living Resource Belanger, J. M., Famula, T. R., Gershony, L. C., Palij, M. K., & Oberbauer, A. M. (2020). Genome-wide association analysis of idiopathic epilepsy in the Belgian Shepherd. Canine Medicine and Genetics, 7(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-020-00091-x |
Grant Number: 02235-A Research Program Area: General Canine Health |
Medical Surveillance of Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11/01 Hare, E., Kelsey, K. M., Niedermeyer, G. M., & Otto, C. M. (2020). Long-Term Behavioral Resilience in Search-and-Rescue Dogs Responding to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 105173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105173 Otto, C. M., Hare, E., Buchweitz, J. P., Kelsey, K. M., & Fitzgerald, S. D. (2020). Fifteen-year surveillance of pathological findings associated with death or euthanasia in search-and-rescue dogs deployed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(7), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.257.7.734 Surveillance of Search Dogs | Breeding Better Dogs. (2019). Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://breedingbetterdogs.com/article/surveillance-search-dogs |
Grant Number: 02590-A Research Program Area: Ophthalmology |
Histologic characterization of Golden Retriever Pigmentary Uveitis Townsend, W. M., Huey, J. A., McCool, E., King, A., & Diehl, K. A. (2020). Golden retriever pigmentary uveitis: Challenges of diagnosis and treatment. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 0, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.12796 |
Grant Number: 2287 Research Program Area: Tick-Borne Disease Initiative |
Enhanced Testing for the Diagnosis of Bartonellosis in Dogs Neupane, P., Hegarty, B. C., Marr, H. S., Maggi, R. G., Birkenheuer, A. J., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2018). Evaluation of cell culture-grown Bartonella antigens in immunofluorescent antibody assays for the serological diagnosis of bartonellosis in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15301 Neupane, P., Sevala, S., Balakrishnan, N., Marr, H., Wilson, J., Maggi, R., Birkenheuer, A., Lappin, M., Chomel, B., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2020). Validation of Bartonella henselae Western Immunoblotting for Serodiagnosis of Bartonelloses in Dogs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology.https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01335-19 |
Grant Number: 02681-A Research Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease |
Analysis of Canine Herpesvirus Isolates Using Next-Generation Sequencing Lewin, A. C., Coghill, L. M., Mironovich, M., Liu, C.-C., Carter, R. T., & Ledbetter, E. C. (2020). Phylogenomic Analysis of Global Isolates of Canid Alphaherpesvirus 1. Viruses, 12(12), 1421. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12121421 |
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