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What would be best scenario, of course, Heidi, would be for every 
stallion owner to test their stallion and geld if he is positive. That 
would eliminate the bulk of the problem. OF course, that is in a perfect 
world... I know Nariadni tested positive for SCIDS and still was 
promoted heavily. I guess that is analogous to the Quarter horse 
breeders who have HYPP (did I get that right?) in the bloodlines and yet 
still breed the stallions. Economics unfortunately still determine 
morality for some folks. Sad but true.
BTW, if you look up on FOAL and don't see a stallion listed as SCID 
tested and clear, it is not necessarily an indication of status. I 
tested both Halynov and Riverdance and both were clear and yet (Hal is 
gone so it is a mute point except for frozen semen I suppose) Riverdance 
has yet to be posted and yet I have brought their attention to it and 
re-submitted the reports which they got first. I believe they are behind 
so check with stallion owners for the status and never assume anything::-)
Bette

heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Yes, but who wants to take a chance that their SCID positive stallion
> > will sire a SCID positive foal when crossed with their mare of probably
> > arab, but unregistered parentage?
> >    
>
> Why would you breed a positive stallion to an untested mare?  The whole
> point of having a genetic test is to be able to eliminate having an
> affected offspring.  If you own the stallion, you have control over what
> he breeds.  You can choose not to breed untested mares.
>
> The point I was making is that per those who study population genetics,
> one should use gene tests to steer away from those very sorts of matings,
> not as a means of just chopping carriers out of the gene pool.  When you
> do the latter, you also eliminate genetic material that you can never
> replace.
>
> Heidi
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy
Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

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