Re: [RC] SCID : Calling vets and breeders - Mary Ann Spencer
ONLY way to eliminate a genetic disorder is to NOT
breed known carriers. It is unfortuanate you lost your foal. I have lost
foals but not to SCID. The lovely Arabian can be so delicate in some
ways. There is all sorts of political stuff going on about
it. Check out the Arabian Registry web pages. Good luck. Mary
Ann
I had an unfortunate incident over Christmas -
lost a lovely little filly at six days old - no apparent cause. A
friend suggested I test the stallion for SCID and will do so before doing
any more breeding to him. I've been reading up on it and getting lots
of facts, but my question is this : what are your feelings concerning the
defect? How do you go about deciding to breed a carrier, if you do
have one? What are the general feelings in the breeding community
about a well-known stallion or mare that are carriers? Is the stigma
still alive and well? If your stallion proves positive, do you geld
or do you just make an informed decision about future breeding?
We
only recently have been able to do testing here in South Africa and slowly
the stallion adverts are now showing "clear" status. I'm not
a commercial breeder, so I'm not worried about the possible
"feelings" from the breeding community. However, should I "want" to
breed to outside mares, I'd certainly like to have the stallion's status
be known.
