Hi Ina,
Thanks for explanation!
I agree that it is worth to start with the 24 CsW to see if there is any correlation with GSH results in the test.
So witch CsW lines are you looking for? Are there any specific CsW’s in a country that they need? Which line/dog in Holland can they use? (on
wolfdog-healthinfo. you ca find all Dutch CsW with HD results)
Please mail me when you need help from Holland.
And when there is a correlation, we first can look how it did work out in GSH world before we start with the expensive testing.
Of course an international CsW DNA database would be wonderful!
But I am afraid that there will be first a lot of problems about who will/can manage this data base and who will be the owners.
And also what we will do with breeding policy to reduce health problems that can be tested.
Maybe the most easy and simple start is that all CsW owners send EDTA blood for DNA storage to the same lab.
So every dog owner remains the official owner of the DNA storage of his dog. And everybody here can announce if they have send DNA for storage in this lab.
And maybe then it is possible to make on this site a list of all CsW with a storage of blood in that lab.
When in future there are interesting test (for example PRA or epilepsy) or a lab needs blood for validation of a test for CsW, we can write about this on the forum.
And every individual owner can decide to cooperate or not.
So on this moment it is maybe an idea only to choose a lab with a good price for only storage and good price and conditions for DNA distillation.
On this moment I know a lab in Germany where individuals can send EDTA for only DNA storage for €16,50.
When owners want to send DNA to another lab, they will not charge additional money for sending DNA.
The only thing is that storage there is only for 10 years.
And I do not know yet what are their possibilities and conditions for longer storage.
But I’ll inform you later!