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michaelundinaeichhorn · 29-06-2009, 09:33

I just asked them to make sure I didn´t get anything wrong.
In future it will be possible to make a selection of studs or dogs with this test and you can already start in puppyage. You can say which dogs are likely to get HD, which pairings are not sensible to make or which dog should be left out of breeding.
At this actual period you need both the x-rays and the blood to control the test (Yes I also think they can´t charge 300 Euros for that at the moment!!) and there is no result of breeding-selection at the moment in GSH, what means it will take several years till you will have statistics.
I still think this is a test of very high value for every breed but I also agree that there is no sense to pay for it as long as we have to pay for it on our own because the benefit at the moment for the breeder himself is low and our breed isn´t able to bring up this amount of money for a research projekt.

So in my opinion we should start with a blood bank, make a database for that dogs and wait for interesting research projects and the result of the test in the GSH.
DNA-tests will be the future and a good thing to avoid health problems in breeds so we should get ready for that.

29-06-2009, 09:33	#36
michaelundinaeichhorn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bad Dürkheim Posts: 2,249	I just asked them to make sure I didn´t get anything wrong. In future it will be possible to make a selection of studs or dogs with this test and you can already start in puppyage. You can say which dogs are likely to get HD, which pairings are not sensible to make or which dog should be left out of breeding. At this actual period you need both the x-rays and the blood to control the test (Yes I also think they can´t charge 300 Euros for that at the moment!!) and there is no result of breeding-selection at the moment in GSH, what means it will take several years till you will have statistics. I still think this is a test of very high value for every breed but I also agree that there is no sense to pay for it as long as we have to pay for it on our own because the benefit at the moment for the breeder himself is low and our breed isn´t able to bring up this amount of money for a research projekt. So in my opinion we should start with a blood bank, make a database for that dogs and wait for interesting research projects and the result of the test in the GSH. DNA-tests will be the future and a good thing to avoid health problems in breeds so we should get ready for that.