[ SHOWGSD-L ] Afraid to share test results

From: brian and sara minsk <ninemaplefarm@xxxxxx>
To: gsd list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:52:54 -0500
> I just wanted to share my opinion (I know, I am quite shy).
> 
> I have told this story to others before but will share it again:
> 
> I use to breed Arabians.  Back in the day, some foals would die from 
> breedings and nobody knew why.  So, you avoided repeating the breeding and 
> hope it never occurred again.
> 
> Well, one day, a test came out to test for this foal death (later called 
> SCID).  Turns out that tons and tons of horses tested as carriers.  Nobody 
> had realized just how prevalent it was in the breed. But, a lot of breeders 
> ripped tests up to maintain value for their animals and foals continued to 
> die.  There was a lot of fear. People spend years, money, and time building 
> up their breeding programs. Thus, the fear was understandable.
> 
> Finally,  the top, leading sire in the breed tested positive as a carrier.  
> But, the owners took a different stand.  They took ads out and made it known 
> that he was a carrier.  They still stood him at stud but required that all 
> mares be tested SCID Clear in order to be bred to him.  He went on to be one 
> of the strongest influences that the breed had ever known and never sired 
> another SCID foal.
> 
> I understand your fear and applaud your stance on health as I share the same 
> stance.  But, the thing with recessives is that they are tricky and you just 
> don't know when or if they will ever be revealed.  If we have a test 
> available to help aid in the identification or animals who have an increased 
> probability to carrier this trait than we should utilize it.  But, until 
> then...don't throw the baby (carriers) out with the bathwater.
> 
> 
> Thus, the point is that an animal does not need to be eliminated from the 
> gene pool for being a carrier (though if found to be an actual harbinger of 
> disease should be). But, breeders do need to test their animals and make 
> educated and appropriate breeding decisions.  The breed as a whole needs to 
> be put first and we can only do that with testing and an open exchange of 
> information.
> 
> Sara



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