well, susan, all i can say is that you should read all the stuff i said,,, and then ask joanne nash. my friends with dalmatians do test for that problem but none of them have it. or should i say, display it??????? peggy
Susan Cochran wrote: > You mentioned that "A small gene pool is only a problem if every single dog > in the breed > has, and is "pure for," the exact same genetic problem. I'm not sure this is > even possible, much less if it has ever happened in a breed." > > That's why I mentioned Dalmatians. Hasn't it been found that the whole breed > has the genetic problem with uric acid? Some are asymptomatic, but still > homozygotes for the trait. There was some controversy about it several years > ago. I think Joanne Nash knows all about it, at least that is where my > information comes from--- her website. > > All the best, > Susan Cochran > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Mickelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:55 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] more on genetic diversity > > > what about them? > > > > > > Susan Cochran wrote: > > > > > What about Dalmatians and uric acid? > > > All the best, > > > Susan Cochran > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Peggy Mickelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:33 PM > > > Subject: [CKCS-L] more on genetic diversity > > > > > > > > No breeding philosophy is any better or worse than the person > practicing > > > > > it. No matter whether you outcross, inbreed or do a little of both, > if > > > > > you don't know what you're doing, and you don't know how to select > from > > > > > what you produce, you will never be successful for longer than can > be > > > > > accounted for by sheer luck. > > > > > Item # 1504941848Even genetic traits that breeders are selecting FOR > are not > > > > > completely consistent across a breed. > > > > > Some breeds have been around for a VERY long time and have gone > thru > > > > > bottlenecks and not had much of a gene pool, yet the breed keeps > > > trucking > > > > > along. > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > "Magic Commands": > > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > > Search the Archives... > http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original > author. > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > "Magic Commands": > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
