HEALTHGENE´S CANINE BULLETIN (9.22.2004)
IN BRIEF
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SWIFFER WETJET RUMOR REFUTED
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According to VETERINARY PRACTICE NEWS (June 2004), an e-mail rumor
alleging that the Swiffer WetJet mop causes liver failure in pets
is being refuted by the product's manufacturer and veterinary toxicologists.
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STUDY LINKS LAWN CHEMICALS TO CANINE CANCER
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VETERINARY PRACTICE NEWS (June 2004) reports that research conducted
at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine suggests
a link between lawn treatment chemicals and urinary bladder cancer
in Scottish terriers.
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HEALTHGENE'S HIGHLIGHTS
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HEALTHGENE'S NEW CANINE BULLETIN
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We would like to welcome you to this new format of HealthGene's
Canine Bulletin. Our goal is to keep breeders informed about
the latest updates in DNA testing for dogs. Starting with
this issue, we will post health-related news in our new "In
Brief" section.
As always, we would like to hear from you. Write to us at info@healthgene.com.
We invite you to visit our new website dedicated to canine DNA testing:
http://www.healthgene.com/canine.
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COAT AND NOSE COLOR TEST IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS
(Press Release – September 6, 2004)
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HealthGene Laboratory would like to announce that Newfoundland dogs
have been added to the list of breeds for the Canine Coat and Nose
Color Test (code: C128). This DNA test allows for the accurate determination
of black dogs that carry brown.
Recognized Newfoundlands' colors are black, brown, gray, and white and black. Blacks, browns,
and grays may appear as solid colors or solid colors with white
at the following locations: chin, chest, toes, and tip of the tail.
Any amount of white found at these locations is typical and is not
penalized. Also typical are a tinge of bronze on a black or gray
coat and lighter furnishing on a brown or gray coat. In a few countries,
Newfoundland dogs are gray but there is no test to distinguish gray
dogs at this time. The spotted dogs are often called Landseer after
the painter who so often painted this type of Newfoundland dogs.
The following results
are reported:
- Genotype EEBB: coat color – black, landseer (*); nose color
– black; no hidden colors;
- Genotype EEBb: coat color – black, landseer (*); nose color
– black; hidden color – brown;
- Genotype Eebb: coat color – brown, brown and white; nose
color – brown; no hidden colors.
* - at the present time, a test is not available to distinguish
the solid colored dogs that carry spotting from those that are not.
To learn more or to order a FREE
sample collection kit, please visit us at www.healthgene.com or
call 1-877-371-1551.
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