Hi Myra, I did understand. I was just trying to continue to the discussion about eye disease and how it is passed on. Even a dog with folds is eligible for CERF and I wouldn't have problem with breeding from that dog either. I just think GRD is more complex than just a simple recessive.
Take care, Jackie (who is not a very good conversationalist with a keyboard) On 8 Jul 2002 at 21:22, Myra Savant wrote: > Jackie, I don't think you understood my original post. Maybe I didn't > say it right. The bitch that was bred didn't HAVE geographic > dysplasia. She was a fully CERFed bitch. In her first litter, when > bred to another CERFed dog, she produced pups with it. Therefore, we > felt that she was most likely a carrier. She was clear. She was > CERFed. Neither we, nor her owner would have bred her if she had > geographic dysplasia. Myra > > > >From: Jackie Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] geographic retinal dysplasia > >Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 12:16:47 -0500 > > > >Hi Myra, > > > >Thanks again for the info. I agree with you that this is the way to > >improve. > > > >But back to the mode of transmission for this eye problem. I thought > >geographic retinal dyplasia was a lot of retinal folds and that mode > >of transmission was thought to be polygenic. And that the reason for > >not breeding dogs with the geographic retinal dysplasia was the risk > >of producing puppies with retinal detachment. > > > >Take care, Jackie ========================================================= "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.
