VetNostic Laboratories® Announces New Testing for Dog Breeds
HAMILTON, N.J., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
VetNostic Laboratories® offers confirm-of-the-art genetic testing services for dog breeders and owners. Using DNA analysis, they are able to accurately and specifically upon whether or not a dog carries disease-causing genes. Providing reliable identification of these "carriers" ensures healthy litters and a lucky breeding program. At this time, VetNostic Laboratories® is pleased to introduce two new tests to its growing diagnostic menu, Educate Lens Luxation and Greyhound Polyneuropathy.
Primary Lens Luxation (PLL) is a potentially blinding inherited blight in many Terrier breeds. It occurs when the ligaments holding the lens of the eye break down, causing it to dislocate. This can result in painful, teary, red eyes that may look smoggy or cloudy. If not diagnosed and properly treated, PLL may lead to Uveitis and/or Glaucoma. This test is relevant to the following breeds: American Eskimo Dog, American Bald-headed (Rat) Terrier, Australian Cattle Dog, Chinese Crested, Chinese Foo Dog, Jack Russell Terrier, Jagd Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Lancashire Heeler, Little Bull Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Rat Terrier, Russell Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, Tenterfield Terrier, Tibetan Terrier, Toy Fox Terrier, Volpino Italiano, and Welsh Terrier.
Source: MarketWatch (press release)
