EJSCA stands for Equine Juvenile Spinocerebellar Ataxia
This defect became testable in 2024.
It is a recessive defect, meaning it needs a copy from each parent to produce an affected foal.
The foal isiusually born normal and seems to do well for the first week and then starts experiencing hind end weakness by the age of two weeks and needs to be put down. there is no treatment or cure. this defect is testable and the loss of a foal can be avoided by never breeding two carriers together.
This defect affects Quarter Horses and their related breeds. BRIDGEquine is collecting test results for nn and positive horses and we can give you confident info on whether your horse is at risk,
If you have lost a foal and this sounds like it could have been the issue please email us your info for research.