
Originally Posted by
Hyacinth
As far as I know - most of the dna for these tests to compare with comes from the USA, and we do know that the USA breeds look a bit different to the Oz ones. So their DNA profiles would be different too. Depending on how close the dog was to dog dna imported from the USA.
I expect the test would improve as more local breed specific dna becomes available to compare with.
As CL said, the DNA test is best for saying which known dog is the father and after that, it's still a bit of a guessing game - though good for getting a dog out of BSL jail.
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