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Re: [RC] SCID: Breeding Decisions - Sisu West Ranch

"...the test should be used only to ensure that you
aren't breeding to carriers to each other..."

One of the problems with breeding, even a small number of horses, is that you can not prevent the birth of a filly. Since, spaying of mares is not as effective, and common as spaying dogs and cats, the only way you can assure she is a genetic dead end is to never sell her. There is another way, of course, but many people do not like mules.

Assuring that you do not produce an SCID foal is the starting point. I stand by my assertion that if you are breeding to get a great using horse, of any breed, there are enough stallions standing in this country that you can find a negative one just as suitable for your mare as the positive one.

Again, I have carefully phrased my post to be general, because there are other breeds than Arabs, some of which have testable bad recessive genes.

Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875

(406) 642-9640

ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx


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