Should negative babesia canis and gibsoni test be a requirement before a show?

[gameday]

Its an absolute must before a show that both party,s have had babesia test done....i would never go into someone knowing there one has the disease. And i would also never hook my one up knowing he has it..
Down here,its common practice to test for babesia,even for bumps.

[Officially Retired]

Its an absolute must before a show that both party,s have had babesia test done....i would never go into someone knowing there one has the disease. And i would also never hook my one up knowing he has it..
Down here,its common practice to test for babesia,even for bumps.

An "absolute" must?

I would bet the number of shows that go down without a test, to the number of shows that both parties "must" get tested, is about 100-1 (if not greater)?

And for rolls too, the disparity must be astronomical

Let me ask you, where do you live exactly? I could see this being valuable in a cold climate, where ticks don't exist, but I can't see this as realistic at all for a large yard in the south.

Jack

[gameday]

An "absolute" must?

I would bet the number of shows that go down without a test, to the number of shows that both parties "must" get tested, is about 100-1 (if not greater)?

And for rolls too, the disparity must be astronomical

Let me ask you, where do you live exactly? I could see this being valuable in a cold climate, where ticks don't exist, but I can't see this as realistic at all for a large yard in the south.

Jack

Well mr jack,im from oz....trust me when i tell you that everyone who is serious about these hounds down here, tests for babesia! Even for bumps..

The ratio is more like 100/100 test before a hunt,down here!
In my oppinion,i think its good practice,and sure helps it from becoming a major wide spread problem.