Health Testing

GENETIC HEALTH TESTS

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PLL TESTING

Congratulations to Dr Cathryn Mellersh & her team at the Animal Health Trust on successfully

identifying the mutation for Primary Lens Luxation & for the development of a screening test

We are greatly indebted to them, and look forward to the forthcoming availability of the testing kits

which will be available from the Animal Health Trust from 19th October, 2009

please contact either the Animal Health Trust dnatesting@aht.org.uk

or TTA Chairman Mrs Pat Tempest ttachairman@aol.com

The Tibetan Terrier Association strongly recommends that all samples

are veterinary verified or verified at club testing sessions



	NCL/CCL TESTING

	The KTR (Tibetan Breeds Club) in Germany have forwarded the following with regard to NCL/CCL Testing

	This been developed in Hannover by Professor Distl and Mrs Dr. Wöhlke of
	the Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover
	& we wish to thank them for all the work that they have put into helping our breed

	The following 3 documents have been sent to us by the KTR
	& they will guide you as to how to proceed with testing

	Information regarding the NCL/CCL Test

	Application For Blood Sample Testing

	Application for testing on blood sample already being held in Hannover

	for dogs with pure Britsih bloodlines, please contact
	Anke Peine of the K.T.R. Anke.Peine@t-online.de