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08-14-2006, 09:57 AM | #1 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | Cleft Palates~herretitary or a Fluke? Any one know? I'm trying to figure out if they are herretitary, where did it come from???? Does it mean that someone along the line, bred a male or female who has a cleft? |
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08-14-2006, 12:03 PM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| If it is a genetic defect, it is probably one that each of the parents carry the gene for and only when it is on both sides (unseen) it produces a cleft baby. I don't think anyone would actually breed one that has a cleft palate. There have also been studies that link it to too much Vitamin A given to a pregnant female. Liver is extremely high in Vitamin A. I have also seen that a pregnant dog being exposed to chemicals on a lawn could be the cause. I might be wrong, but I don't think breeders take a dog out of the breeding program for producing one cleft palate baby. |
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