Breathing problems in short-nosed breeds (BOAS)
Description
The breeding programmes approved by DWV for short-nosed breeds, such as the French Bulldog, the Pug and the English Bulldog, put it this way: BOAS is a hereditary condition, and there is currently no generally recognised scientific test that vets can carry out. BOAS is therefore not an examination with its own breeding advice.
How the examination is carried out
Instead, these breeding programmes state that dogs with severe breathing problems, too short a stop and narrow nostrils (stenotic nares), diagnosed by the vet, are not used for breeding. Breeders taking part in the breeding programme commit to cooperating with the studies of the Breeding Healthy Pets project.
How to read the result
The breed profile shows whether a breed's breeding programme contains this rule on BOAS. Ask the breeder about the breathing of both parent dogs.
Breeds for which this screening is recommended
We are rebuilding the health information for each breed from the official breeding programme of Dierenwelzijn Vlaanderen (Animal Welfare Flanders). Until then, you can find the mandatory and recommended health tests for this breed in the breeding programmes under the Flemish Breeding Decree (Fokkerijbesluit). View the official breeding programmes
