Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Animal Hygiene
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Helsinki, Finland

Utilizing health programmes for controlling canine genetic diseases in Finland

by
Minna Leppänen

ACADEMIC DISSERTATION

To be presented, with the permission of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, for public criticism in Auditorium Maximum, Hämeentie 57, 00580 Helsinki on the 7th of April 2000 at 12 noon.

ISBN 951-45-9165-8 (HTML version)
Helsingin yliopiston verkkojulkaisut
HELSINKI 2000

SUPERVISED BY:

Professor Hannu Saloniemi, DVM, PhD,
Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki,
Docent Jarmo Juga, Director of Cattle Breeding
Finnish Animal Breeding Association
Annukka Paloheimo, PhD,
Oxshott, Surrey, United Kingdom

REVISED BY:

Professor Matti Ojala
Department of Animal Science, University of Helsinki
Associate Professor Brenda Bonnett, DVM, PhD,
Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College,
University of Guelph, Canada

OPPONENT:

Docent Åke Hedhammar, DVM, PhD
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences