Please support the Canine Genetics team at Cambridge (used to be the AHT team who identified the CA gene and
Category: Cerebellar Ataxia
Since March 2008, we have been able to test for Cerebellar Ataxia through the Animal Health Trust and recently through the Genetics Centre at Cambridge University. We have reached the time when tested dogs may appear further back in pedigrees so the Health Committee would like to remind all breeders and stud dog owners of the requirement for testing. The Kennel Club have agreed to recognise the linkage based test and results will be published in the quarterly Breed Record Supplements. Because the test is linkage based, the KC will not recognise a status of “cleared by parentage”. As a result, the ISCGB have successfully campaigned for the CA Test to be a Requirement for Assured Breeders and Club Members.
The CA Status of each individual dog is shown on their information page and these are updated quarterly (or you can send us a copy of your certificate for a quicker update). To learn how CA is inherited, view our CA Inheritance document.
We have been working hard to enable Cerebellar Ataxia (CA) testing is available worldwide and we have some great news
The genetics team from the AHT have secured a laboratory at Cambridge University, contracts are still being negotiated between the
ISCGB Interim CA Breeding Protocol If you are new to the Spinone or are not familiar with Cerebellar Ataxia (CA),
Don’t forget we now have a DNA test for Cerebellar Ataxia. Since March 2008, we have been able to test
CA CONTROL SCHEME GUIDELINES FOR THE LINKAGE-DNA TEST FOR CEREBELLAR ATAXIA