I am a breeder and concerned about my cats’health :
One of my stud cat scan be carrier of a hereditary diease specific to the breed. He can transmit this genetic mutation to its pregeny and have cat affected by this disease.
• I screen my stud cats for an hereditary disease present in my breed and for which ANTAGENE proposes a screening DNA test.
• I adapt matings to avoid the matings of 2 stud cats « carriers » and avoid the birth of affected puppies.
• I limit the spreading in my breeding and the breed of a serious hereditary disease.
•I value my stud cats thanks to the genetic identification
How do I use the DNA screening test for an hereditary disease ?
I screen my males and females for an hereditary disease present into my breed.
I also ask to the stud cat owner outside my breeding the result of the DNA test.
I both of the male and female are carriers, I give up this mating and I choose a stud cat « clear ».
Among the predetermined couple, if the male is carrier and the female clear, I can choose to confirm this mating, but by checking the progeny and by testing the cat(s) of the litter I will choose to keep for reproduction.
I buy a kitten for reproduction, I ask for its genetic status vs an hereditary disease present in the breed and detectable by a DNA test.
How do I get the genetic status of my cat vs an hereditary disease ?
I verify the existance of a DNA test to screen the hereditary disease present in my cat’s breed. During my visit at the veterinarian, he performs a simple cheeck swab sample ( using ANTAGENE DNA sampling kit). The veterinary controls the cat’s identity, othentifies the sampling and sends the sample to ANTAGENE. The authentification of the sample by a veterinarian is required to get an official acknowledgment of the DNA test result. ANTAGENE extracts the DNA , performs the analysis of the dog’s genome and establishes the genetic status towards the tested disease. For an autosomical recessive disease ( almost all diesease tested), the dog can get 3 genetic status : • Normal homozygous ( clear) : The dog will not developp the disease and doesn’t transmit it I receive by email a genetic certificate presenting the genetic status of the dog towards the tested disease |