Meet Aurora . . .
Brookhaven Fantasy's Briar Rose of McAlpine Meadow
October 11, 2021
OFA Hips - Good
OFA Elbows - Normal
OFA Eyes - Clear (Annually)
OFA Heart - Normal by Color Doppler Echo
Scissor Bite
DNA Genetic Testing:
Any dog must carry two copies of these diseases in order to be affected.
Aurora does not carry any copies of the following diseases, meaning she can never suffer from these diseases and none of her first generation offspring can be affected by these diseases.
Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM)
Chondrodystrophy with Intervertebral Disc Disease (CDDY with IVDD)
Chondrodysplasia (CDPA)
Cone-Rod Degegneration (Labrador Retriever Type)
Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (Labrador Retriever Type)
Cystinuria (Labrador Retriever Type)
Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)
Dilute (pure for Labrador)
Elliptocytosis
Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK)
Hyperuricosuria
Ichthyosis (Golden Retriever Type)
Laryngeal Paralysis & Polyneuropathy
Long Coat Gene - Clear
Macular Corneal Dystrophy (Labrador Retriever Type)(MCD)
Myotonia Congenita (Labrador Retriever Type)
Myotubular Myopathy 1 (Labrador Retriever Type)
Narcolepsy (Labrador Retriever Type)
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Cone-Rod Dystrophy 4 (PRA4)
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Golden Retriever 2 (PRA-GR2)
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRCD)
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (Labrador Retriever Type)(PKU)
Retinal Dysplasia/Oculoskeletal Dysplasia 1 (RD/OSD)
Skeletal Dysplasia 2 (SD2)
Stargardt Disease
Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Labrador Retriever Type 2
DNA Genetic Testing:
Any dog must carry two copies of these diseases in order to be affected.
Aurora carries one copy of the Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) mutation, she will pass this mutation along to 50% of her offspring. Providing Aurora is bred to a male who does not carry this mutation,
Aurora will never produce an affected EIC puppy.
At-Risk Genetic Testing:
New DNA tests for genetic diseases are continually being discovered.
Some of these tests do not determine definitively if a dog has a specific disease, they only determine if a dog has a mildly or moderately increased risk of developing the disease. These diseases may have other causes so it is important to know that dogs that test clear may still develop the disease while dogs who test mildly or moderately at-risk may never develop the disease.
We believe that all Brookhaven Labradors should be tested for these genetic variants/mutations to make informed breeding decisions,
Aurora's test results are as follows:
Copper Toxicosis (Labrador Retriever Type is the body's inability to excrete excess copper resulting in chronic liver failure.
- Type A Protective Gene - this gene protects against the genetic predisposition the Type B At-Risk gene.
* Aurora does not carry this gene and will not pass on an increased protection against the B variant of this disease.
- Type B - this gene mildly or modertely increases the risk of developing the disease.
* Aurora carries one copy of the at-risk gene, her offspring will have a 50% chance of inheriting it. It should be noted that this
mutation is a very poor indicator as to who will get the disease. Environmental influences are believed to be the #1 indicator of
who will get this disease.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Labrador Retriever Type) is a Tissue Connective Disease, it is estimated that as many as 20 genes may carry the mutation for each variant.
- Variant 1, Classic Symptoms, it is estimated that 1 in 5,000 Labradors are affected.
* Aurora does NOT carry the at-risk gene, she & her offspring will not be at an increased risk towards the disease from her DNA.
-Variant 2, is less severe than variant one but is rare, it is estimated that 1 in 25,000 Labradors are effected.
* Aurora does NOT carry the at-risk gene, she & her offspring will not be at an increased risk towards the disease from her DNA.
Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (Labrador Retriever Type 1)
- (Labrador Retriever Type 1) is a rare muscle disease in Labradors that appears around 3 to 4 months of age. It is estimated that 1 in
100,000 Labradors are affected. This disease has two variants, the second variant is a recessive trait so it provides a more definitive
answer (listed under DNA Genetic Testing above). Variant 1 is an at-risk trait, so a Labrador who carries one or two of the mutations may
be affected or might not be affected. It is possible that Labradors who do not carry this variant can still be affected.
* Aurora does NOT carry the at-risk gene, she & her offspring will not be at an increased risk towards the disease from her DNA.
View Aurora's
4 Generation Pedigree with Clearances