I didn't say that breeders believe testing to be a "magical solution", but some give that impression to their buyers. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Prospecting buyers? > > Linda, I am so tired of breeders who portray testing as the magical > solution > > to genetic defects that I took your comment the wrong way. I guess the > > comment pushed a button with me:-) > > > No one believes testing is a *magical solution* but I do believe that since > type and health are both governed initially by genes that we have as much > control over improving health as we do over improving type--and we all seem > to be breeding under the assumption that we have some control over type! > Since humans were able to create hundreds of different types of *purebreds* > under this assumption, I believe the assumption is correct. > > Laura Lang > . > > ========================================================= > "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.
