Re: RC: breeder ethics

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/3/00 10:26:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, woa@stormnet.com 
writes:

<<  there
 was a very heated debate about DNA testing, and no it had nothing to do
 with establishing criteria for parentage---blood typing handles that
 very nicely. A group at Texas A&M was developing criteria to distinguish
 purebred Arabians from essentially Angloarabs >>
 
Just getting info from folks on the front line of equine genetic 
research--and from what I understand, so far there aren't any genetic markers 
that would differentiate Arabs from TB's.  And actually, there IS still room 
for error with blood typing--much more so than with DNA.  The Arabs just got 
into parentage verification before the technology was available to do it with 
DNA, so we are now working with less than the most modern technology.  Blood 
typing is pretty good, but don't be surprised if we switch to DNA testing (as 
other breeds are now doing) at some point down the road. 

Heidi