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Re: [RC] Genetic diseases - EliteIn this case there isn't a test for the disease. I believe they were wise to cut that branch off the tree and let the rest of the tree live. Your right, in some cases there are reasons to work through the defect and come out the other side clear. But when you can't test for it, you can only blindly promote it. Linda Subject: Re: [RC] Genetic diseases I've seen a recessive genetic disease handled several different ways in dogs. In the Italian Spimoni, they were able to identify the carrier stud very early and refused registration to any dog with that stud in the pedigree. But the breed is very small and the parent club very young, so that is why they were able to take such a stand.That is the very thing that geneticists caution AGAINST doing, particularly in breeds with small gene pools. There is SO much genetic diversity that is just flushed down the drain with that sort of knee-jerk reaction to the identification of a genetic disease. Half of that dog's offspring would have been CLEAR, but his entire contribution is now lost to the breed. Tragic. Heidi ============================================================ REAL endurance is reading the LD vs. Endurance thread/debate every 3 months!!! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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