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Genetic Codes Explained

The following genetic codes may be added as suffixes to animal names. Some codes indicate the animal carries the condition (e.g. *CV) others indicate that the animal has been tested and is not a carrier of the condition (e.g. *TV).

BD
Bulldog1
BL
Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (BLAD)1
B/R
Black/Red1
CV
Complex Vertebral Malformation (CVM)1
DF
Dwarfism1
DP
Deficiency of Uridine Monophosphate Synthase (DUMPS)1
HL
Hairless1
IS
Imperfect Skin
MF
Mule-Foot1
PC
Polled2
PG
Prolonged Gestation1
PT
Pink Tooth (Porphyria)
RC
Carrier of Red Hair1
TD
Tested free of DUMPS
TL
Tested free of BLAD
TM
Tested free of Mule-Foot
TR
Tested free of red hair colour
TV
Tested Free of CVM

1 = Recessive gene carrier
2 = Dominant gene carrier



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