Sometimes planning for litters just before or during the holiday season happens depending on when your dam decides to go into season. Savvy breeders, especially those who like to plan ahead, take advantage of setting up a health testing timeline to keep breeding goals on track by buying Embark for Breeders Dog DNA Kits in bulk and even purchasing gift cards to help budget costs throughout the year.
Genetic Health Testing
The beauty of DNA testing is it can be the first test in the health testing timeline for potential breeding stock because you can test puppies as early as 2-weeks-old. It’s important to identify what breed-relevant genetic conditions your puppy may be a carrier of or at-risk for. Once genetic testing is done, puppies then have to grow and mature before many other phenotypic health screenings come later in life, depending on the breed, before a final decision can be made on keeping a puppy in your breeding program.
Fortunately, the holiday season is packed with some of the best pricing of the year for dog DNA kits. One question that breeders ask is When Should I Order a DNA Kit? especially when having a litter. Ordering kits once you know how many puppies are in a litter may come with a tight turnaround time with mailing kits, testing, and then returning…
Planning Ahead for DNA Health Testing. Retrieved November 5, 2021 from https://embarkvet.com/resources/dog-breeders/planning-ahead-for-dna-health-testing/
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