Re: [pyrnet] GPCA -- and dwarfs

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/13/00 10:51:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Kshoffman@aol.com writes:

<< On the subject of breeding carriers, Dr. Jerrold Bell did an interesting 
 interview in a recent GDC newsletter addressing the merit behind the 
 potential use of carriers in a breed population over a period of time in an 
 effort to retain beneficial genetic material while slowly attempting to 
lower 
 allelic frequencies for defects.  O >>


He is using carriers to identify carriers so they can be eliminated.  Leaving 
the clear dogs in the gene pool.  Right?  Who can have a problem with that?  
Is that so different from DR Padgett advocates?

Joe