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Belgian Tervuren

Belgian Tervuren genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 31 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Belgian Tervuren

In the atlas, the Belgian Tervuren clusters consistently as Belgian Tervuren (100% of the 31 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (13% here vs 56%); IGF1 runs lower than average (16% here vs 55%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Belgian Sheepdog, Briard, Ibizan Hound, Kelpie, and Australian Cattle Dog.

Median lifespan is 13.8 years, about 2.0 years longer than a typical dog of 25.0 kg, an unusually positive longevity for this size.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Belgian Tervuren

Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.

Dogs in the Atlas
31Founders
18 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola, 2 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 53rd most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 36.98 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Belgian Sheepdog6.85
  2. Briard8.24
  3. Ibizan Hound9.75
  4. Kelpie10.23
  5. Australian Cattle Dog11.13
Top-10 PC corrected Euclidean. Lower = closer.
Trait genetics
Allele frequencies at named morphology loci

Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.

Body size
IGF116%
HMGA213%
SMAD269%
LCORL71%
STC256%
ADAMTS1776%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1892%
FGF4·CFA1297%
Coat
RSPO266%
FGF548%
KRT7184%
MC1R47%
Ear set
MSRB384%
Skull shape
BMP359%
SMOC269%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data