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Location: run2win land | Considering all the other costs, spending $87 on a 5 panel test for the mare seems insignificant. I am testing the mare I'm breeding to in the Spring. Since I am planning on breeding to a stud that has a positive test it seems to be a no brainer. | |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | OregonBR - 2015-11-30 11:27 AM IRunOnFaith - 2015-11-27 1:34 PM OregonBR - 2015-11-27 2:34 PM That's a great idea. I think I will change my contract to give a $100 discount for 5 panel tested mares. I have tested all my mares even though nobody is requiring it at this time. I wonder why no one requires it? It honestly has never crossed my mind until this post. I always thought it was weird the previous owner 5 panel tested my girl but she was a broodie for him a few years while he was hurt/sick so I guess it would make sense that he tested her. Hmmm... AQHA requires stallions to be tested at this time. They phased it in over 3 years. I did that in January of 2014. I tested all my mares a couple at a time until I had them all tested. All are N/N for all 5 disorders. If AQHA starts requiring the mares to be tested, they will probably phase it in the same way they did the DNA testing over several years time. I hope they do. I'm covered. Meanwhile, I provide copies of the stallion and the mare's test with the purchase of any of my foals.
Very interesting. It seems like the cost to test is well worth it. I wonder why more folks don't test mares?
That is a really good idea to provide copies. | |
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Location: Texas | Anniemae - 2015-11-30 1:57 PM casualdust07 - 2015-11-30 9:47 AM I don't want to breed to a stallion thats not 5 panel negative.. it would be hypocritical for me to breed my own mare if she had a positive come up on the 5 panel test. It's in my plans to get it done, but I have not done it yet. For a stallion who is 5 panel negative, I don't see it necessary to REQUIRE mares be 5 panel tested, because at worst, you will get a carrier of a genetic disease. But, for a stallion who is a carrier of something, I think it's irresponsible to not require mares to get 5 panel tested...If you know your horse carries a gene for a disease and then breed him to unknown mares, you are creating that possibility for a carrier of the same condition to be bred to him and create a symptomatic foal. What if your mare is HYPP N/HYPP would you breed her?
What if your mare is MH N/MH - would you breed her?
What is your mare is PSSM1 N/PSSM1 - would you breed her?
These are the dominant genes. You only need ONE copy to have an afflicated horse (they are not considered carriers, they are consider afflicted). How do you know what your mare's genetic makeup is if you haven't tested?
If you read my original post, I said I would be a hypocrite if I bred any of my mares if they had anything show up on the 5 panel test. So, no- if I have a mare that turns out to have a gene for one of those dominant diseases, I wouldn't breed her.
If you also read my original post- it says I am going to get around to testing them. I'm going to do it like OregonBR and do a few at a time. But, none of my mares tie up, and like you said.. PSSM1 is dominant so I would have seen an episode by now for the length of time I've owned these mares. MH- same thing. HYPP- same thing, and they don't trace back to Impressive. So I am not suspicious that any of mine carry anything. So the big two would be HERDA and GBED and I have low suspicions they would carry that as they aren't bred like any of the horses that have been coming back positive for either of those.
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | In case anyone doesn't already know, it is $85 to do a 5 panel test on a horse. If the same horse also needs to have DNA on file for breeding purposes, and that hasn't already been done, it is $105 for that AND the 5 panel. You save $30 by doing them at the same time, rather than seperately, | |
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| cheryl makofka - 2015-11-27 4:50 PM
There are so many great stallions out there, if a stallion owner requires me to 5 panel tested, unless the stallion was in the same category as Dash Ta Fame, I would move onto a different stallion.
I believe if it was a requirement by the stallion owner, it will cost them clients
If you can afford to breed horses, you can afford to do the responsible thing and 5 panel test your mares. My little no account filly has been tested and is clear on everything, even though I doubt I will ever breed her, as I have never bred a mare before, ever. | |
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