knabe
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there sure is a lot of dna on file at dr. beever's lab. what are some ideas of what we, ie, the association, should do with that dna, especially some of the more important founder bulls? fees are doubling this year.
here's my list.
bovigen, mmi, ingenity set
search for pattern gene and screen.
couple more autoosmal recessives, ie monkey mouth, which may be more than one
I can't stress enough that the foresight to take blood for these tests or straws of semen was a great idea. there is not a lot of dna, but there must be enough to screen a few more interesting traits. especially since only a few hairs are necessary for the bovigen set.
once again, the latest issue of "the voice" mentioned the sizable number of tenderness tested animals in the maine breed. there is virtually no availble information on these traits other than derouchey's and rademacher's catalogs. would like to see people release this info. are there reasons not to do this (report bovigen results)?
by the way, the quarter horse industry is going through the same debate right now about herda as the PHA/TH gene. people are starting to list a stallion's status. have yet to see ONE carrier stallion listed. there is a new gene for horses that has a test, can't remember off the top of my head, but it is suspected that 10% of the population has it. if offspring gets both copies, bingo, it's dead. these tests should be looked at as positive tools with the caveat, buyer be aware, beware, whatever yadah yadah
here's my list.
bovigen, mmi, ingenity set
search for pattern gene and screen.
couple more autoosmal recessives, ie monkey mouth, which may be more than one
I can't stress enough that the foresight to take blood for these tests or straws of semen was a great idea. there is not a lot of dna, but there must be enough to screen a few more interesting traits. especially since only a few hairs are necessary for the bovigen set.
once again, the latest issue of "the voice" mentioned the sizable number of tenderness tested animals in the maine breed. there is virtually no availble information on these traits other than derouchey's and rademacher's catalogs. would like to see people release this info. are there reasons not to do this (report bovigen results)?
by the way, the quarter horse industry is going through the same debate right now about herda as the PHA/TH gene. people are starting to list a stallion's status. have yet to see ONE carrier stallion listed. there is a new gene for horses that has a test, can't remember off the top of my head, but it is suspected that 10% of the population has it. if offspring gets both copies, bingo, it's dead. these tests should be looked at as positive tools with the caveat, buyer be aware, beware, whatever yadah yadah