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#1 Aimfor

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Posted 25 June 2010 - 01:55 PM

Hi All, long timeive been MIA!
Had a few litters, imported a dog (from Switzerland who is now an AuCH and RUBIS winner :)) and had a baby, been pretty busy here! Just catching up on reading all the posts!

Questain, do breeders regually test for Liver shunt in the USA?

Cheers, Amy :)

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Posted 25 June 2010 - 02:17 PM

Welcome back and congrats on the baby and other accomplishments!

View PostAimfor, on 25 June 2010 - 01:55 PM, said:

Questain, do breeders regually test for Liver shunt in the USA?

I would say yes, bile acid tests are done by almost all reputable breeders. (In Canada, there is also some use of blood ammonia testing as an alternative, as there is a Bac II analyzer at U Guelph.)

#3 Aimfor

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Posted 03 July 2010 - 10:12 PM

Thanks Bradl, :)

Thanks for the info on PSS as well. :)






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