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Idiopathethic Epilepsy in Polled Herefords and other breeds?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 738774" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>So I think it may have been George that mentioned that IE was an autosomal recessive trait in another thread. I had assumed, up to that point, it was autosomal dominent. This started to get me thinking in regards to some of the IE-affected calves that we have had in the past two years (using a crossbred-bull in the commercial herd - he's gone, but still dealing with his last set of calves) We had two definite EI calves this past year. Maybe 3. One expressed IE so bad he became a chronic bloater and had to be shot. Last year we had one for sure, maybe 2. All off different cows. Some of the cows trace back to the same sire, some to the same cow families.</p><p></p><p>What gets to me, is that all of the maternal-side of the pedigree required to be carriers are all Polled Hereford, with some notable A.I. Polled sires doting their pedigrees. No horned genetics in the mature cowherd.</p><p></p><p>Just based on a DNA profile, can the AHA go back and check on deceased bulls for IE, DL or HY? Or does that require separate genetic testing? </p><p></p><p>Also, anyone have any info on what other breeds have IE in their herd books? Far back in some of those commercial cow families, there is a dabble of Holstein in a couple and Shorthorn in another. :cowboy: </p><p></p><p>The crossbred bull was 1/2 Gelbvieh (sire), so I know they have it in their herd book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 738774, member: 1682"] So I think it may have been George that mentioned that IE was an autosomal recessive trait in another thread. I had assumed, up to that point, it was autosomal dominent. This started to get me thinking in regards to some of the IE-affected calves that we have had in the past two years (using a crossbred-bull in the commercial herd - he's gone, but still dealing with his last set of calves) We had two definite EI calves this past year. Maybe 3. One expressed IE so bad he became a chronic bloater and had to be shot. Last year we had one for sure, maybe 2. All off different cows. Some of the cows trace back to the same sire, some to the same cow families. What gets to me, is that all of the maternal-side of the pedigree required to be carriers are all Polled Hereford, with some notable A.I. Polled sires doting their pedigrees. No horned genetics in the mature cowherd. Just based on a DNA profile, can the AHA go back and check on deceased bulls for IE, DL or HY? Or does that require separate genetic testing? Also, anyone have any info on what other breeds have IE in their herd books? Far back in some of those commercial cow families, there is a dabble of Holstein in a couple and Shorthorn in another. :cowboy: The crossbred bull was 1/2 Gelbvieh (sire), so I know they have it in their herd book. [/QUOTE]
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