Re: [pyrnet] Dwarfism

["Doug Hustins" <profitmanage@mgenerations.net>]

Very well said, Joe.

----- Original Message -----
From: <JGentzel@aol.com>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: September 18, 2000 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Dwarfism


> In a message dated 9/18/00 1:53:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
JKW9298@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << This is one good
>  incentive not to breed to close genetically or both the dogs could carry
the
>  gene, and that is when you get dwarfism. >>
>
> You don't think two unrelated dogs with the recessive gene can produce
> dwarfs?  The incentive is to know the bloodlines or have a very reliable
> breeder.  The incentive is to not breed affected stock or even stock that
is
> very possibly affected.  Since it is simple recessive we can easily
eliminate
> it by not breeding animals who have it.  The problem is knowing who has
it,
> so some hard decisions have to be made.
>
> Joe
>
> Joe
>
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