February 14, 2008 DKK Health Registry Announcement January 17, 2008 News Update on prcd - PRA Testing in Europe January 8, 2008 Traduction en français des formulaires de demande de tests December 7, 2007 Normal to
Normal Offspring Tested at Reduced Prices
Not exact matches
None of the
offspring tested positive for the presence of the
normal KL2 gene carried by the gene therapy vector.
The aim is to replace the carrier breeding - animal with a
normal -
testing offspring that equals or exceeds it in quality.
Offspring, full - and half - siblings) should be bred only to mates with
normal thyroid screening
tests and no recent family history of any kind of autoimmune disease.
In an effort to encourage widespread health
testing, as well as ensure all breeding Cotons with an American Coton Club pedigree are healthy and have the best chance of producing healthy and long - lived
offspring, the American Coton Club requires a minimum of three (3) health
tests performed with a passing or «
normal» result, prior to the registration of any resulting
offspring.
However, if a
Normal /
Normal dog is bred to one of unknown status or one that has even a single copy of the mutation, the
offspring must be
tested.
In order to avoid producing affected
offspring, at least one parent of any litter should be DNA
tested and shown to be
Normal / Clear of the mutation.
Breeding strategies: In order to avoid producing I - GS affected
offspring at least one parent of any litter should be DNA
tested and shown to be
Normal / Clear of the I - GS mutation.
An OptiGen -
tested «Carrier» or «Affected» dog can be bred to a «
Normal / Clear» dog without producing affected
offspring.