[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by gemy

So at this point in time Genetic screenings for many breeds are not in high usage, but Health Screenings are the more acceptable standard of practice.

For our Yorkies (after all this is a Yorkie Board), health screenings available to the breeder are for; eyes, hips, elbows, knees. Heart, thyroid, ears, bladder. Genetic tests are available for eyes*, bladder*, CDA*, ears*.

* Nb: not all inheritable eye diseases, not all types of bladder stones, not all ear anomalies.

I have been amazed at all the information we have learned recently (to go along with the CDA) about the D locus testing for the Blue Borns Dd trait! If I were a breeder, I would surely spring for the $40 for this test!