
Originally Posted by
sins
It's already happening Bet and has been for some time.
It's a multi pronged approach...Education,Research and testing.All three are vital legs of the stool.
Now the Kennel Club seem to be putting in place the framework for better data management with the healthfinder on Mateselect.
Education and information is very widely distributed in many formats,via clubs,messageboards,websites etc..
Some breeders are championing research, especially the Foetal tissue research project and we all await an update from that with much anticipation.
Then there's the genome project,aided by scans paid for via Rupertsfund.
Some breeders are scanning and being guided by the results obtained.There are new low cost venues and all days are well attended and all of this provides data for the EBV scheme.I've seen some recent scan certs(before you ask,it's because they're relevant to my own dogs) from Clare Rusbridge and the amount of information they give is extremely good.Some of those dogs have malformation only and are completely asymptomatic and can be expected to live a very normal life.
The Goal is improvement Bet,no eradication of a condition at this stage.
But without firm foundations,any attempts to improve matters will be like building castles in the air.
Roaring and bawling at the small few who are genuinely trying,won't help matters...Keep flogging the best horses and they'll eventually break down.
Sins
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