Sentences with phrase «normal dogs produce»

When clinically normal dogs produce affected offspring, it strongly suggests the disease is inherited as a simple recessive (or potentially a polygenic — multiple gene) trait, and both parents carry one «bad» copy of the gene causing the disease.

Not exact matches

Dogs that are EE or Ee are able to produce normal black pigment, but its distribution will be dependent on the genotypes at the K and A Loci.

The dog will produce normal black pigment, but carries the allele responsible for the Red / Yellow phenotype.

«E», normal extension of black, allows the A-series alleles to show through, and «e», recessive red / yellow, overrides whatever gene is present at the A locus to produce a dog which shows only phaeomelanin pigment in the coat.

Yes, Besides returning to normal blood sodium and potassium concentrations, dogs with Addison's disease that is well controlled should return to producing normal urine volume.

A simple autosomal recessive means that the condition can occur in either sex and that it is generally transmitted by what appear to be normal animals though the late onset of the condition can result in «affected» dogs producing the defect because they were used prior to their «affected» state being known.

Dr. Donald Patterson, chairman of Medical Genetics at University of PA School of Veterinary Medicine, states that some dogs with radiographically normal hips but a large number of hidden dysplasia - producing genes, if mated together, will produce at least some dysplastic offspring.

Conversely we identify normal dogs to them with which they can continue their breeding programs secure in the knowledge that they won't produce CHG affected pups or more carriers.

However, two healthy dogs with normal hearing can still produce deaf offspring.

They have also published the following guidelines and recommendations (Keller, 2007) for those interested in producing dogs with normal hips:

Select dogs for breeding that have a record of producing a higher than breed average percentage of normal progeny.

A customer who tried out this formula mentioned how her dogs loved the taste of it but she noticed that they were producing more stool, while it was solid and looked normal.

If your little dog's coat has a good appearance, and his potty breaks produce normal results, what he's been dining on might be working well for him.

Her other mates were probably not carriers, so 50 % of the puppies were normal, 50 % were carriers, but no affected dogs were ever produced.

Make sure the parents of breeding stock have normal eyes, and have not produced any PRA affected dogs.4.

In order to avoid producing crd2 - affected offspring, at least one dog of any breeding pair should be homozygous Normal / Clear (See chart below).

With this information, the breeder can plan matings that avoid producing any affected dogs by always selecting one parent that is normal.

All dogs produce gas in their gastro - intestinal tract, as part of the normal digestion of food.

In normal dogs, the pituitary gland produces the hormone ACTH.

In a normal, healthy uterus, the environment isn't susceptible to bacteria, but when the lining continues to thicken with every estrus, some dogs will have a tendency to produce cysts that can start to expel large amounts of fluid.

This mode of inheritance means that one affected dog crossed with one normal dog will produce puppies of which half, on average, will have the disease.

Refrain from further use of any dog / bitch that has produced serious defects detrimental to the animal's well being, affecting normal functions or impairment of vita

Smith, who breeds Labrador Retrievers, says, «It's a fallacy that every dog with two testicles produces normal sperm.

Normal healthy dogs produce faeces within a range of consistency.

At the other end of the normal spectrum, some dogs intermittently produce looser or poorly - formed stools which respond to dietary changes (although it is not a response to specific dietary components or ingredients).

It is acceptable to breed dogs that are carriers for PRA, providing the mate has been DNA tested as normal; and puppies produced from such matings are not at elevated risk to develop the disease.

Normal dogs which produce IC should be bred to mates with little or no family history of IC.

Example: You have a dog with normal hips and a high pedigree risk for producing hip dysplasia (HD).

When a dog has polyuria, his body produces and releases much more urine than normal.

This dog, when mated to a non-merle, will produce an entire litter of normal merles, because it carries two versions of the merle (M) gene and all the puppies will inherit one copy from it, thus making them all (Mm).

Sometimes dogs may appear to have normal coat colouring but are in fact merles and will produce puppies with the merle colouration.

In these disorders, the dog or cat abnormally produces antibodies causing rapid destruction of red blood cells and / or platelets (platelets are needed for normal ability to clot blood).

To reduce the amount of stomach acid produced and protect against ulcer formation Manages nausea, and encourages normal stomach and intestinal contractions (prevents pooling of food) Used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, poisonings, parvovirus infections, and any disease involving protracted vomiting Used in combination with long - term medications with stomach irritation tendencies Used in the treatment of megaesophagus or other conditions where the esophagus is continually exposed to vomit / reflux / stomach acid 3 - 13 times stronger than cimetidine What dogs / cats should not take this medication?

Be informed of and work diligently toward the elimination of hereditary health problems of the breed by refraining from breeding a dog or bitch if they have, in 2 litters to different partners, produced offspring with the same serious genetic defect, such as: blindness, deafness, PDA, lameness, or impairment of vital functions which prevent these offspring from living a normal, healthy life without major surgical or significant medical intervention.

Levels less than 20 or 25 % indicate very little normal vWF is being produced and that the dog is probably affected and at risk for bleeding.

Dogs affected with Type I vWD have a mutation which allows normal vWF to be produced part of the time, so even dogs with two copies of the defective gene (affected dogs) have some minimal amount of normal Dogs affected with Type I vWD have a mutation which allows normal vWF to be produced part of the time, so even dogs with two copies of the defective gene (affected dogs) have some minimal amount of normal dogs with two copies of the defective gene (affected dogs) have some minimal amount of normal dogs) have some minimal amount of normal vWF.

Most normal dogs will produce more tears than this but this is a guideline to follow.

But should a female dog that is hypothyroid or borderline hypothyroid actually produce pups, the signs in the puppies or kittens would probably be similar to those in humans with the same problem; if they go full term, the offspring is actually larger than normal.

It should be everyone's goal to produce healthy offspring, but this is not possible if the only available health information is about normal dogs and cats, but not abnormal dogs and cats.

Managing canine acute or chronic colitis means providing a nutrient balance that meets the dog's needs, while also providing for normal GI movement and normal colonic water absorption in order to produce normal stool texture.

There are various causes for an excessive amount of saliva production; in some cases there is actually nothing medically wrong like in cases where a dog is panting after exercise they may produce more saliva than normal.

Now that a genetic test is available, quality carriers can be bred to normal - testing dogs, preventing any affected dogs from being produced.

The sad truth is, that breeding two dogs with normal elbows still produces 31 % puppies that would be considered dysplastic by X-Ray.

Because of the recessive gene, a mating of dogs with normal eyes may certainly produce affective offspring.

The normal volume of urine produced by most dogs is generally around ten to twenty milliliters of urine for every pound of body weight each day.

Under normal circumstances the dog anal glands produce and store their fluid.

A dog with normal patellas whose dam had luxating patellas will likely be carrying a much higher number of the genes needed to produce luxating patellas than a dog from two normal parents.

If a dog with this background is linebred on it may produce an extraordinary number of offspring with luxating patellas even though the dog in question is phenotypically normal.

«Abnormal» phenotypes (and this will rouse the ire of many people who love their dogs and think of them as being «normal») include breeds specifically bred to produce the characteristics that would be agreed on as being «faults» in the ancestral types.

There are two main reasons behind too much saliva production in dogs: Either their glands are producing excess saliva, or they aren't able to swallow a normal amount of saliva.