> If retinal dysplasia is higher in wholecolors (hadn't heard this before so I > don't know if it is true or not), then it might have nothing to do with the > color and everything to do with the smaller gene pool as there are simply > fewer wholecolors breedwide than there are parti's and until recently > breeding wholecolor to parti was seldom done. > The smaller the gene pool the more likely it is for recessives to match up.
There is research that says RD is more prominent in wholecolors than partis just as Suze found. I agree with you that the smaller gene pool is probably the main reason for it. Just one more reason to breed wholecolors to partis more often. It amazes me how little white I get on the wholecolors when I do this--I think in 4 litters I've only had maybe one puppy who was not showable due to too much white. Laura Lang ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?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.
