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NM234
at Tue Mar 1 09:32:19 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by NM234 ]
The problem with this type of criticism is that, although you very well may be right, all the evidence that it is based on are a few exmaples. Just because a lab. burmese has this problem does not mean all lab. burms have this, or that it occurs more often in them than in burms of normal coloration. The same with the other examples. For this idea, that morphs experience these problems more often, to gain scientific credibility it must be backed up with data from large numbers of the animals; which would allow the rate of occurance between groups to be compared. Again I'm not saying your wrong, and I know how painful it can be to watch an animal suffer; but you have to be careful not to come to conclusions before credible research is done. If there are studies involving large groups that can show a heavy correlation, then we know something has to be done (breeders would need to breed into different lines more than they do, or, in a few rare cases maybe a particular morph should stop being bred, but only if that was really necessary.)
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RE: Here's why... - NM234, Tue Mar 1 09:32:19 2005