From:
ferrets4all@aol.com
Date: 2003-01-07 23:11:42 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] re: European bloodlines
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <8299177.1041987003536.JavaMail.nobody@strontium>
Author wrote:
>I really, really would
> like to see a study of instances of adrenal disease, >insulinoma, and
> lymphosarcoma in early vs. late altered ferrets at various >stages
I know that at one point Pam Troutman was collecting information in a
sort of informal study. She contacted everyone in the STAR database
each year for several years asking various questions relating to health
matters. I never saw the actual data, but several people who have have
commented to me that it did indicate a higher incidence of health
problems like insulinoma, adrenal disease, etc. occurred at an earlier
age in ferrets that were altered before sexual maturity.
I don't know if Pam is on this list, but if she is and still has the data,
perhaps she would share some of the trends that were reported with us.
Danee