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"For others it was how the test was setup - breed choice was 1 Akita -American Type 2 Blend and 3 Japanese Type." It's hard to comprehend how uncomprehending people can be. The breed choice was 1. American Type because there were many sto…
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I think there were only two types of people upset by the earlier VKH study at UC Davis: those who submitted samples of affected Akitas whose samples were misdirected BY DAVIS and used in other genetic studies. Why would you assume I had anything to …
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Takayuki, genetic diversity can help any type of Akita; it should be considered in breeding after all other factors you'd normally consider. The test showed Japanese Akitas are even more inbred than American Akitas. Yes, the test is open to Akitas e…
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The Akita Club of America just donated $2500 to the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory for free genetic diversity tests for Akitas affected by SA and VKH; several individuals have made donations, too, for this. No matter what you think of me or of peopl…
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They show up on my FB feed every now and then. Perhaps the ones I saw were young Akitas. Also, I forget how to post photos. If I come across one, I'll try. I think the American Akita heads are getting exaggerated, too.
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High and rounded; I was very surprised to see a number of JAs with that on FB photos.
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A real misunderstanding of why people are interested in blends. There are people out to just make money on *any* type of Akita. I think the floodgates are already open from the number of JAs in shelters. The people I know who are interested in blend…
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Quoting from vulpesvulpes89: "They found that the JA has alleles (genetic information that lead to real life physical traits) that the AA does not have and that the AA has alleles the JA does not have. This means that they each have unique gene…
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As you can see from the VGL test page for Akitas and other material, the dogs have been compared in three groups: JAs, AAs, and Blends/Unregistered. This matters only for the listing of rare and common alleles in a type: it doesn't matter at all for…
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Sorry, I guess putting brackets eliminated the URLs: Puppy exercise - https://www.puppyculture.com/appropriate-exercise.html Hip dysplasia: http://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/blog/the-10-most-important-things-to-know-about-canine-hip-dysplasia
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Here's a good article on HD: . HD can develop from purely environmental factors, like a hard fall, or genetics only (born with no hip sockets), but most are a combination of genetics and environmental factors. This is a good video on appropriate pu…
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The VGL test results are basically the alleles in the panel that *your* dog has, so you can choose breeding partners or puppies to keep for breeding with the most diversity, including diversity in the region associated with immunity--all other facto…
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Dogs are now being chosen for free participation in UC Davis's Vet Genetics Lab Genetic Diversity Test. Pedigree research from the database in Akita Inu Pedigree is being used to try to find as unrelated Japanese Akitas as possible. Preliminary work…
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I wasn't going to reply more but Dr Pedersen had a response to what ayk wrote. He says, "I have no idea what the concern is about. Without actually testing a number of American and Japanese Akitas, this is all just theoretical. The two breeds…
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I won't write more about the test here. It's there if you want to use it; they won't be separating, looking at pedigrees, giving out raw data. Both types/breeds were one historically and still are in the AKC, so looking at both would show which hapl…
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I don't see how the bellcurve affects the listing of the alleles. If the important thing to you is to preserve particular alleles, wouldn't you look at the listing of alleles and pick two dogs that had those rarer alleles? I'll wait til I get an ans…
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I don't know if they'd provide the raw data. How does what you wrote affect comparing one dog to another?
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Why wd that change the relative positions of two dogs? Also, they've looked at Akita alleles in several projects already so not a big chance of many new alleles. I can ask if, when they have a good number of samples, well past the research stage, …
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If you want to have a JA database, post the certificates online. For a more private one, remove the identifier (reg number, I think) and have one person in charge of it.
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http://www.ashgi.org/home-page/genetics-info/immune-mediated-diseases/the-rising-storm-what-breeders-need-to-know
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Sorry, forgot to get article in above.
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Until I get an answer, I can say the purpose of the test is to choose breeding partners that give the best chance of an efficient immune system. Here's a very good article that explains the importance of that: http://www.ashgi.org/home-page/genetic…
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I don't think they'll separate them but many of the JAs will come from other countries so won't be UKC registered. I'll ask your questions, though. The allele range for each dog would be for an individual dog and wouldn't matter whether it's JA or A…
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Thanks! It sounds like the Akita in rescue could have come from Sam--he's between 4 and 5 years old. Large for a JA, maybe--a little over 90 lbs--and has very light red splotches across his face, as well as the reddish ear tips. Not from the people …
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Just found this thread. A local rescue was contacted by a couple who were giving up a white Akita who looks JA. They said they got him from an Asian-American man in SoCal; it sounds like the man described in the thread above. Does anyone have more i…
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I'm sure the 70% quoted is incorrect; at one point some rescue people were saying it was 90%. Besides the OFA and MSU thyroid data, the Akita Club of America did a health survey of Akitas that could include any Akita, rescue or registered, ACA membe…
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I've used State Farm for 36 years and have had many Akitas in the past 25 years. No claims about my dogs, and the agent met several of them.
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Also, if the dog had VKH-like syndrome, I'd expect crusting around the eyes and nose. Where is this dog? Just wondered if he's related to the large group of related dogs in the Bay Area, California.
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Look up vomeronasal organ, like here, for instance, when you scroll down to sense of smell: http://www.responsibledog.net/canine_senses.html
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I've had two longcoat Akitas of the same color as rescues and saw photos of the parents. One of the rescues had blue eyes and one had one half-blue eye. Their nose pigment and eyer rims were black, however. One parent was fawn with a faded black sad…