Additional Resources
(these links will take you to various other websites not associated with the Institute for the Desert Arabian Horse)
INFORMATION
- Video of an affected CA foal can be seen here www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5RL3CmS34
- More information about CA can be found here http://www.cerebellar-abiotrophy.org/
- A list of horses tested for CA, with status reported by owners is here http://www.cerebellar-abiotrophy.org (registration required)
- Information on SCID from the testing lab is here http://vetgen.com/equine-scid-service.html
- A list of horses tested for SCID with status reported by owners is here www.foal.org/user/foalWeb12_1_09.pdf
- Information about Lavender Foal Syndrome can be found here www.arabianhorses.org/education/genetic/docs/Lavender_Foal_Syndrome.pdf (this article was prepared before the announcement made by Cornell University in November 2009 that they have identified the gene and developed a test)
- Slides from a presentation given at the AHA 2009 National Convention about genetic disorders are here www.arabianhorses.org/education/genetic/default.asp
- AHA has information about various genetic disorders, some of which is out of date, at www.arabianhorses.org/education/genetic/default.asp
TESTING
- To order a test for SCID - available from Vet Gen www.vetgen.com/documents/order-form-equine.pdf
or through F.O.A.L. (discounted price) www.foal.org/user/KitOrder.pdf - To order a test for CA in North America www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/horse.php
(you need to create a user account, then order the CA test) - To order a test for CA in Europe www.vhlgenetics.com/vhl/?lang=uk
(processed samples are sent to UC Davis) - A test for Lavender Foal is not yet commercially available. As soon as the test is licensed by Cornell, information will be posted here.
- To report your test results for SCID, go here: www.foal.org/user/VetGen%20Report.pdf
- To report your test results for CA, go here: http://www.cerebellar-abiotrophy.org/index.php?option=com_ckforms&view=ckforms&id=1&itemid=65