Juvenile Renal Dysplasia Genetic Testing - Page 4

As I said in my post above, I received the info directly from DOGenes. Take the issue up with them on their numbers/breeders.

Just an observation: if Dogenes' intent is to identify and get a handle on JRD, they would lift their patent, allow other labs to test for it so that the price would not be one hundred dollars more than other DNA tests. If a kennel has twenty dogs to test, that is two thousand dollars....it might help the cause if the price was more reasonable and affordable, like thirty five.

I don't blame them right now for not lifting their patent. They paid for all of the research. It's only fair for them to recoup however much that cost, which is probably a small fortune. Now, a few years down the road, yes, they need to lift it and share the testing.

Agreed.

Jaggirl

Did you get the information on numbers and breeders recently?

DOGenes will have recouped their costs 10X over with the flat coat retrievers using the test alone!

Interesting,Abby Normal. So in three or four years the test has been available, there has probably been a tad profit accrued. Wonder when they will make enough to allow other labs to test.

I emailed them last week for their numbers.

As far as the testing, I could email them for the total research costs to see if they have indeed made a profit. They get back with you pretty fast.

They were of the breeds tested.

Me parece estupendo el estudio del adn y la prueba como tal . Tenia el conocimiento de que en alemania se lleva haciendo bastante tiempo y tenia mis dudas sobre si esto era cierto.YO actualmente tengo dos machos de un "criador"reguistrado en el real ceppa .Me puse en contacto con el , le pregunte por la displasia y me dijo que era un tema por el cual no devia preocuparme pues sus perros estaban libres de displasia y llevaban un control muy estricto por parte del ceppa . Dicho esto le compre un macho con todos sus papeles en regla vacunas etc...EL perro precioso un caracter estrordinario pero hecho una mierda , displasico perdido , cauda equina  salvaje , alergico , monorquido esto con un año...Me pongo en contacto con el "criador" y me dice q es imposible , anteriormente ya di a este señor muestras de que el perro no estaba bien . Despues de llevar al perro y mandarle todos los resultados de varias clinicas veterinarias de Palencia , Valladolid y Leon me dice que el dinero no me lo devuelve que me repone el perro que espere a otra camada de los mismos padres , lo cual no entedi puesto que uno de los dos era portador de alguna de estas enfermedades . Finalmente adcedi y me dio un galgo con los colores de un pastor aleman y una oreja caida . Una vez introducido en este mundo te das cuenta de que esto es un puto negocio y los fabricantes de perros te dan lo que ellos y sus amigotes no quieren ,  en fin donde esta el ceppa y la canina para retirar a estos traficantes esta todo corrompido politica pura.
Haber si tomamos ejemplo de otros paises mas civilizados y dejamos ya de ser los primitivos y exigen que esta prueba sea obligatoria .

So, a bit of an update on this disease. In the past month I have spoken with several puppy owners whose pups have been showing signs of this disease. I know of one who is currently waiting on the test.

I spoke once again with DOGenes this morning about the increase in GSD's showing this. When the studies were originally done, breeders were not stepping up and having their dogs tested.

More and more GSD's are starting to get tested and the percentage of positive carriers is a bit alarming. Just last week 2 GSD's were tested. Both came up positive as infected.
Due to not having enough GSD's in the initial study, the lab did not think GSD's were a highly affected breed. In the last 2 years, the lab is starting to believe that guess was wrong. Several senior GSD's that have CRF have tested positive for renal dysplasia. This isn't a test for just puppies. It makes you wonder how many seniors that have CRF are actually affected by this and have been in the breeding system.

Please, if you are breeding, get the test done. It is a 1 time test. How many young pups do we have to lose from our breed before the need for this test is recognized?