Bet, if the EBV Information is not being used by some then maybe that may impact on other Cavaliers EBVs and the breed.
I think that maybe the EBV Program acts like an up-to-date health survey based on health test results and includes up-to-date inbreeding information. Maybe Sarah Blott and Tom Lewis might periodicly send Reports to the Cavalier Clubs on how the EBV Program is progressing and if there is health improvement or not.
Also the Kennel Club Charitable Trust is funding the EBV Program, maybe they might be interested in knowing how the Program is going as they may want to make decisions regarding providing future funding. I read somewhere that the Kennel Club is interested in later on expanding the EBV Program and to include other breeds regarding their health concerns, so the KC may want to know how the Program is progressing not only in relation to Cavaliers but also regarding the Labrador breed.
Also Sarah Blott and Tom Lewis in some years may Publish Scientific Papers regarding the EBV Program. I see via this link address that already there is a Publishing before the Program becomes available to breeders to use, so yes I think there may be future Publishings.
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1090023309004274
Due to things like the above I think it may be wise that Cavalier breeders use the Program, besides the Program can be of benefit to the Cavalier breed which I think many breeders may already know, particularly after all the Seminar talks from Sarah Blott and Tom Lewis at all those Cavalier Clubs.
Oh and in regards to Inbreeding I noticed that Tom Lewis mentioned this at the recent Cavalier Club EBV Seminar.
"EBVs of individual dogs
will be publicly available on line when the system is up and running. The coefficients of inbreeding (COI), based on KC electronic records which start in the 1980s,
will also be provided, so that you know how inbred the dog is. The lower this score is, the better."
Bet yes there is a Lack of the Cavalier MRI Scans, Tom Lewis mentioned having received only 500 for the EBV Program.
I remember back in 2008 Geoff Skerritt mentioned "I have viewed about 1000 scans of Cavaliers", and since then he would have more, plus other Neurologists may also have scans. So it looks the scans are out there but are not being sent in to the EBV Program, where obviously this needs to be looked into and somehow addressed for the breed's benefit.
Then I noticed Tom Lewis mentioned this at the Seminar which I think will be of help.
"The official BVA/KC heart testing and CMSM schemes (soon to be introduced) will help a great deal and hopefully speed up the flow of health data to the AHT."
A question, under this BVA/KC System will people be asked to sign Consent Forms to send the health information to the BVA/KC System BEFORE the Cavaliers are tested and the certificates issued.
I've noticed that some countries do operate the system "sign consent to send information BEFORE the testing or reading". Also in regards to the Labrador breed, does their BVA/KC System for Hips does it operate like this today?
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