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Health registries provide the information background for researchers seeking to establish the genetic underpinnings of disease. With widespread owner participation, researchers can identify families or breeds having a high prevalence of a particular disease and then characterize inheritance and collect appropriate DNA samples for genetic studies.

Health testing is important for all companion animals because mixed‐breed and purebred pets all have the possibility for disease. Knowledge that there is a predisposition for disease will permit the owner and veterinarian to best care for the pet long term (see 1.2 Providing a Lifetime of Care). Some diseases may be treatable or have limited impact on a dog's quality of life whereas others may require aggressive intervention. Broad‐scale testing and submission of those test results to a health registry provides the needed data to permit confidence in predicting health risks.