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In August 2008 the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (VDL) University of Minnesota EIC research team, in collaboration with the University of Saskatchewan and the University of California-San Diego, identified the EIC gene and developed a DNA testing program for the disease. The program took nearly a decade of work and comprehensive investigation by the teams of medical professionals at these institutions... the disease is reported to be widespread, with only 53 percent of the test dogs showing a NORMAL report.
What is Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC)? The EIC researchers state that dogs affected with EIC can tolerate mild to moderate exercise, but 5 to 20 minutes of strenuous exercise with extreme excitement induces weakness and then collapse...
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