Belgium (Flanders)

Belgium (Flanders)

Issuing club: Flemish Government - Fokkerijbesluit (NOT the kennel club)

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  Craniomandibular osteopathy (CMO) Required · Both parents

  DNA test, variant SLC37A2: c.1332C>T. Autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance, and the matrix is absolute: free x free is the ONLY permitted pairing, everything else is a fokverbod. Stricter than Germany, which permits CMO-1 x CMO-0.

  Any laboratory testing that named variant.

  Your choice — The DNA method sheet says only that a mouth swab can be sent through your veterinarian to the laboratory. No laboratory is named.

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  Degenerative myelopathy (DM) Required · Both parents

  DNA test, variant SOD1: c.118G>A. Autosomal recessive - one free parent licenses the pairing.

  Any laboratory testing that named variant.

  Your choice — Same DNA method sheet and the same open wording.

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  Eye conditions - general eye examination Required · Both parents

  Separate matrices for congenital cataract (free x free only), non-congenital cataract and collie eye anomaly, each with a conditionally-positive tier.

  From 12 months Valid 24 months General eye examination.

  Your choice — The method sheet describes technique and equipment but names no required examiner and does not demand an ECVO specialist. A voluntary Belgian ECVO panel exists but the binding documents do not cite it.

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  Patellar luxation Required · Both parents

  Palpation; the worse knee sets the grade. 0x0, 0x1, 0x2 and 1x1 positive; 1x2 and 2x2 conditionally positive; anything else a fokverbod.

  From 12 months Palpation of the kneecap.

  Your choice — The Flemish breeding commission's own method sheet says every qualified veterinarian is trained to perform this examination. No panel, only optional refresher training.

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  von Willebrand disease type 1 Required · Both parents

  DNA test, variant VWF: c.7437G>A. Autosomal recessive.

  Any laboratory testing that named variant.

  Your choice — Same again — the breeding programme specifies the variant to test, not who tests it.

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  Canine multifocal retinopathy 1 (CMR1) Recommended · Both parents

  DNA test, variant BEST1: c.73C>T. Autosomal recessive.

  Any laboratory testing that named variant.

  Your choice — Same again — the DNA method sheet sends the swab through your own veterinarian to the laboratory without naming one, and the breeding programme specifies only the variant.

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  Globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD / Krabbe) Recommended · Both parents

  DNA test, variant GALC: c.473A>C. Autosomal recessive.

  Any laboratory testing that named variant.

  Your choice — Same again — the DNA method sheet sends the swab through your own veterinarian to the laboratory without naming one, and the breeding programme specifies only the variant.

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  Legg-Calvé-Perthes Recommended · Both parents

  Radiograph, VD hips; the worse hip sets the grade. Free x free only, everything else a fokverbod.

  From 12 months Radiography.

  Your choice — Same again — the DNA method sheet sends the swab through your own veterinarian to the laboratory without naming one, and the breeding programme specifies only the variant.

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  Mitral valve disease (MVD) Recommended · Both parents

  Auscultation, plus echocardiography if a murmur of grade 1 or above. By auscultation only 0x0 is positive; by echo an A/B/C/D matrix with A x D and B x C conditionally positive.

  From 12 months Valid 12 months Auscultation, then echocardiography.

  Your choice — Same again — the DNA method sheet sends the swab through your own veterinarian to the laboratory without naming one, and the breeding programme specifies only the variant.

Source: Fokprogramma Cairn terrier, last updated 18/07/2026 Checked: 2026-08-11