Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada Rare Breeds Canada (RBC) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to preserving rare breeds of Canadian livestock. The organization was founded in 1987. It focuses on the rare breeds of livestock originating in Canada, including varieties of horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows. RBC publishes a Rare Breeds Priority List that separates livestock breeds into "critical", "endangered", "vulnerable", "at risk" and "recovering" categories. To assist with the preservation of these breeds, RBC coordinates a breeding program which uses host farms to manage small breeding groups which are used to build new flocks of animals. As the new
Hip replacement (animal) performed in the medium-large breeds of dogs. An animal suffering from hip dysplasia may have been in some degree of chronic pain all its life from a very young age but mat show no overt sign of pain. Rather, they have adapted to the pain over an extended period, and learned to live with it. As a result in many animals, successful hip replacement is gives animals a level of playfulness and happiness not previously seen. As with all surgeries, results vary, and there is both risk and uncertainty involved. Animal hip replacements are usually made from the same material