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Shikoku

Temperament: Gentle with his people, active and alert hunter, an ancient breed with endurance, energy and intelligence

Height: 17 to 22 inches

Weight: 35-55 lbs

Life Span: 10-12 years

Breed Average Outlier Index: 0.36

Breed Average Genetic Relatedness: -0.03

Breed Average Internal Relatedness: 0.02

Last 10 Recently Added Public Dogs!

No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	Renji-Awa Go Hakuren Sou	M	0.38	0.00	0.03
2	Ekumi Go Hachidorisou	F	0.39	-0.04	0.01
3	Hailey - Yasuji V.D. Egmato	F	0.42	-0.05	0.07
4	Yoru No Hime Haru	M	0.43	-0.09	0.03
5	Berkana Pride Good Bear	M	0.25	0.05	0.02
6	Hanako Daijiro Go Kasatori Sou	F	0.27	0.05	0.01
7	O'ikon Tsuna	F	0.42	-0.11	0.02
8	Kokuryuume Go Nidai Iwahorisou	F	0.29	0.01	0.06
9	Kikuyo Go Kinrousha	F	0.37	-0.03	-0.02
10	Hidetsugu go	M	0.59	-0.16	-0.10

This breed evolved in the mountainous Kochi region of Japan, hunting boar. They are tough and agile, adapted to the challenging terrain. They were designated a "national monument" of Japan in 1937.

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Joint and hip issues, luxating patellae, entropian, epilepsy,

The follow includes dogs with birthdates listed in the database.

DLA Haplotypes in the Breed

The Dog Leukocyte Antigen or DLA is the region in the canine genome that controls the immune system, among other things. There are three classes or areas, and the VGL Canine Diversity Test genotypes or records the two regions with the most variation. Because it is an area that mutates more rapidly than others, the method VGL uses is ideal for identifying specific combinations of DNA, and not merely showing whether a dog inherited two of the same sets of genetics from its parents or two different ones.

"Haplotype" is a generic name for a set of genes that are bound together and inherited as a set. The DLA Class I and Class II haplotypes are very tightly bound and represent about 2 million base pairs of DNA - a sizeable chunk. These two haplotypes together make an extended haplotype that is nearly always passed from parent to puppies as a pair. We therefore have two tables below showing both the combinations of DLA found in this breed and how often they appear, and also how often they appear individually.

Remember that frequency percentages do not show how many dogs carry them, but rather how many of these haplotypes exist in the breed as a whole. Every dog has two sets of DLA haplotypes, one inherited from dam, and one inherited from sire. These almost never recombine in new generations.

DLA Class I/Class II Combinations :

Class I Haplotype	Class II Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
1133	2077	43.00%
1191	2018	24.00%
1231	2122	14.00%
1229	2056	5.00%
1229	2123	5.00%
1230	2071	2.00%
1232	2012	2.00%
1054	2106	1.00%

DLA Frequencies :

Class	Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
Class I	1054	1.04%
Class I	1133	44.79%
Class I	1191	25.00%
Class I	1229	10.42%
Class I	1230	2.08%
Class I	1231	14.58%
Class I	1232	2.08%
Class II	2012	2.08%
Class II	2018	25.00%
Class II	2056	5.21%
Class II	2071	2.08%
Class II	2077	44.79%
Class II	2106	1.04%
Class II	2122	14.58%
Class II	2123	5.21%

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List of Public Dogs

No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	Akashima Kochi Ken Kiyomi Go	F	0.36	-0.04	-0.07
2	Akashima's Kochi Ken Miyoko	F	0.30	-0.02	-0.02
3	Akashima's Kochi Ken Okami	M	0.42	-0.04	0.01
4	Akashimas Kochi Ken Kaiya	F	0.29	0.02	0.07
5	Atsuko Go Hachidorisou	F	0.45	0.02	-0.28
6	Berkana Pride Good Bear	M	0.25	0.05	0.02
7	Daichi Go Areyarisu	M	0.35	-0.01	-0.07
8	Daihana Go Hachidorisou	M	0.30	0.06	0.02
9	Dairou	M	0.39	-0.07	0.01
10	Daishouri Go HachidoriSou	F	0.31	0.03	0.03
11	Daisuke Juushiro Go Kasatorisou	M	0.29	0.05	-0.07
12	Dog1	M	0.32	-0.07	0.11
13	Ekumi Go Hachidorisou	F	0.39	-0.04	0.01
14	Enzou Go Areyarisu	M	0.56	-0.11	-0.19
15	Genjirou Go Areyarisu	M	0.49	-0.11	-0.03
16	Hailey - Yasuji V.D. Egmato	F	0.42	-0.05	0.07
17	Hanako Daijiro Go Kasatori Sou	F	0.27	0.05	0.01
18	Hidetsugu go	M	0.59	-0.16	-0.10
19	Jikino Kensha Guren Go	F	0.48	-0.11	0.03
20	Kagehime Go Maizuru Haraguchisou	F	0.30	-0.08	0.24
21	Kaido	M	0.32	0.00	0.08
22	Kaisho Go Nidai Iwahorisou	M	0.39	-0.07	0.00
23	Katana go Shibukawa Katou Kensha	M	0.44	-0.09	-0.10
24	Kazumi Go Mikasa Sou	F	0.50	-0.12	-0.03
25	Kenichi Kinchairo Atae Natsumisou	M	0.32	0.02	0.05
26	Kikunohime Go Mikasasou	F	0.52	-0.27	0.35
27	Kikuyo Go Kinrousha	F	0.37	-0.03	-0.02
28	Kokuryuume Go Nidai Iwahorisou	F	0.29	0.01	0.06
29	Kokuun Go Awa Yamainusou	M	0.28	0.00	0.21
30	Luxury Love Totoro	M	0.49	-0.13	0.12
31	Mayuka Daijiro Go Kasatori Sou	F	0.28	0.05	-0.03
32	Minehime Go Awa Yamainusou	F	0.37	-0.12	0.15
33	Mitsuko Yuna Atae Natsumisou	F	0.26	0.04	0.03
34	Natsumi	F	0.32	-0.06	0.22
35	O'ikon Katsu Go	M	0.24	0.06	0.03
36	O'Ikon Kisara	F	0.32	-0.06	0.19
37	O'Ikon Miki Moto	F	0.38	-0.06	0.00
38	O'ikon Miyuki	F	0.35	0.04	-0.20
39	O'ikon Shou Go	M	0.24	0.05	0.12
40	O'ikon Tsuna	F	0.42	-0.11	0.02
41	Renji-Awa Go Hakuren Sou	M	0.38	0.00	0.03
42	Ryuuchoume Go Shounan Koumesou	F	0.42	-0.07	0.05
43	Sendai Einoshu Shku	M	0.36	-0.03	0.01
44	Sogen No Jirou No Shubun-san	M	0.20	0.04	0.17
45	Supassion's Akio Shin	M	0.38	-0.03	-0.03
46	Tama No Hideryuu Go Yoshihidesou	M	0.34	0.04	-0.10
47	Tanku	M	0.29	0.02	-0.10
48	Tetsu	M	0.32	-0.03	-0.02
49	Yoru No Hime Haru	M	0.43	-0.09	0.03
50	Yumi Einoshu Shku	F	0.26	0.04	-0.07

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