We are taking a summer break from December 21 to January. You can still place orders now and while we are on break. If we we receive but don't finish testing your samples before Christmas they will be at the top of our list when we re-open in January. Samples that arrive during the break will be stored carefully for testing in January.
Thanks for all the testing you've sent us this year, and have a wonderful summer!
DNA testing for health, appearance and pedigree verification in horses
Learn about one of the tests we do: A DNA profile
There are a number of reasons to get a DNA profile for your horse. The most common one is to confirm your horse's parentage.
Parentage verification is done using DNA profiles from the parent(s) and the offspring. DNA profiles from other laboratories can be used for parentage verification, but you will need to provide a full copy of the report rather than a DNA number.
Siblings can't be used for parentage verification.
A second reason to get a DNA profile is to have a way to prove your horse's identity in cases of loss or theft. Microchips are also used for this purpose.
DNA profiles are also useful if you are investigating infertility and suspect sex reversal or Turners syndrome (seen in mares that have a single X chromosome). A DNA profile includes markers on the sex chromosomes. Our report will flag results that are inconsistent with the nominated sex. A report showing two separate alleles for the LEX3 marker will rule out Turners syndrome.
Gene or region and technical reference
Gene: various (cause). Reference: 2017 ISAG Workshop Report, Allele nomenclature
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