Sentences with phrase «cat gene tested»

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The offspring and their descendants glow under blue light, showing that both genes were successfully bred into the line of cats and that the properties of the HIV resistance gene can be tested.

The next step, said Driscoll, is to test other domestic species, and see whether the same three genes may contribute to tame temperaments in everything from cats to goats.

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Ultrasound testing of the heart to measure the thickness of the heart wall and to determine the presence of HCM is used along with the gene tests (which are available from a number of laboratories) to characterise cats.

There is a gene test available so it is definitely worth asking the breeders about the status of their cats — good breeders should know about it.

Careful consideration needs to be taken in breeding from cats that are heterozygous positive on the gene test (have one normal gene and one mutated gene).

DNA test results will indicate if the cat has the mutation on 1 copy of its 2 gene copies (called heterozygous) or both gene copies (homozygous).

Cats that have screened negative for AD - PKD by gene testing (with the sample collected by a vet who also verifies the microchip number of the cat), can be listed on the iCatCare PKD Negative Register.

Breeders who wish their gene - tested cats to be eligible for inclusion on the PKD Negative Register must follow the procedures outlined below.

Contact your local vet practice, let them know you want to have your cat (s) gene tested and make an appointment to see the vet

International Cat Care believe that whenever genetic tests are run on cats for the selection of breeding stock, the gene test result should be linked to a method of permanently identifying the cat that has been tested (eg, a standard, internationally recognised microchip number), and that a vet should collect the sample (blood sample or cheek swab) so that the identification (microchip number) can be verified and recorded on the submission form and resuCat Care believe that whenever genetic tests are run on cats for the selection of breeding stock, the gene test result should be linked to a method of permanently identifying the cat that has been tested (eg, a standard, internationally recognised microchip number), and that a vet should collect the sample (blood sample or cheek swab) so that the identification (microchip number) can be verified and recorded on the submission form and resucat that has been tested (eg, a standard, internationally recognised microchip number), and that a vet should collect the sample (blood sample or cheek swab) so that the identification (microchip number) can be verified and recorded on the submission form and result.

Today, readers and cat lovers have contributed well over $ 100,000 — and as a result there's an inexpensive cheek swab test to determine if the gene defect exists (for feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) in Maine Coon and Ragdoll cats.

Therefore to answer the second part of this question — which presumably refers to the interferon gamma (IFNγ) gene test offered by AnimalLabs, Croatia, and Genimal Biotechnologies in France — it is my view that it would be much wiser to test cats for FCoV antibodies and (unless antibody negative) do monthly faecal RT - PCR tests in order to eliminate FCoV from breeding cats and so prevent cats from encountering FCoV, rather than waste money on FIP DNA tests which will give you very little practical information.

It is important to perform the gene test in pedigree Abyssinian and Somali cats that are intended for breeding so that selective breeding can be carried out to gradually reduce the number of carriers and so reduce the risk of affected cats being born.

Testing matings with chocolate point Birmans and between the so - called «x-colour» cats demonstrated it to be a new colour (due to a black modifier gene).