> > >>I wonder if Iceland has a definitive definition >>of cryptorchid, and if there is a plan to recognize it and to breed it out. >> >>Judy > > yes you wonder but it´s really sounds strange >when you wonder about it as it is known in all >horse breed´s and is not breed on so to say in >any horse breed or cat´s or dog´s either >or any animal breed by humans we don´t save any >male sheep with abnormal testicle´s for an >example no matter how well breed it is for >producing much meet little fat lamb´s to eat. >as the sam go´s for cow´s and goat´s....................... > >the word for horse with only 1 testicel is "einn >eistingur" and " laun gradur" is more used when no testicel drop´s > >the thing to look at only the male animal is that >they can produce 70 offsprings a year but the >female is producing 1 - 2 offsprings ( off course cat´s and dog´s some more). > >Regards Malin in a foggy iceland >www.kolugil.tk >
Four legged animals aren't the only ones exhibiting cryptorchism. As this article (http://www.answers.com/topic/cryptorchidism) points out, it is the most common birth defect in humans (approx 1 percent). Interesting article. -- Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
