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Litter Registration Limitations (LRLs)

Litter Registration Limitations (LRLs)

When you purchased a registered Labrador bitch, the breeder had complied with the requirements of the Dogs New Zealand Labrador Litter Registration Limitation.  link to LRL scheme.

The purpose of the LRL scheme is to increase the quality and health of pure-bred dogs in New Zealand. It sets out the requirements for health testing of both parents before a mating occurs and prevents the progeny of untested and unsuitable parents being included in the pedigree register. You are going to spend a huge amount of time and money looking after your puppies for the first eight weeks of their lives, before sending them off to be dearly loved members of another family. While there is some paperwork and expense to produce registered puppies, the rewards of knowing you have done your utmost to breed quality puppies that will have long and healthy lives, is paramount.

Labrador Litter Registration Regulations

24.2 Labrador

For all Labrador Retriever litters born after 01/06/2017, as a prerequisite to registration of any litter on the NZKC Register I, the following shall apply:

24.2.1 The Sire and Dam of every litter must be radiographed and assessed by an approved scheme for hip and elbow dysplasia as applies for the Accredited Breeders Scheme and results supplied to NZKC. Any parent whelped before January 1st 2000 may be excluded. Frozen semen dispensations may be requested.

24.2.2 The Sire or Dam of every litter must test clear/homozygous non-mutant by DNA testing of PRA-PRCD and results supplied to NZKC. Page | 27

24.2.3 The Sire and Dam of every litter must hold a current annual eye certificate from an approved eye examiner and results supplied to NZKC. Any parent whelped before 1 January 2000 may be excluded. Frozen semen dispensations may be requested.

24.2.4 The Sire or Dam of every litter must test clear/homozygous non-mutant by DNA testing of EIC and results supplied to NZKC.

24.2.5 The Sire or Dam of every litter must test Dilute (D) Locus D, D Not carrying Dilute by DNA testing and results supplied to NZKC. 

This information can also be found on pages 27 and 28 of the following NZKC document