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Genetic tests for dogs – Why are they important?
The development of modern dog breeds has created a population structure that is largely separated into relatively closed subpopulations termed breeds. The traits that define each such breed include both those deliberately bred for, and undesirable traits concentrated into particular breeds by descent from a small founder pool.
Dogs consist of over 400 genetically isolated breeds with considerable morphological and behavioural diversity. Dog breeds have undergone two major bottlenecks, the first when they were domesticated from the wolf ~15,000 years ago, and the second in the last few hundred years during development of the modern breeds from a low number of individuals selected for certain physical or behavioural traits. Such heavy artificial selection results in limited genetic variation within each breed and many inherited diseases. Inherited diseases in dogs are predominantly recessive, often resulting from strong inbreeding and usually showing allelic homogeneity within a breed or group of related breeds and allelic heterogeneity between less related breeds.
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Alaskan Husky Encephalopathy (AHE)
49.90 € inc. VatAlaskan Malamute Polyneuropathy (AMPN)
40.90 € inc. VatAlexander disease Labrador Retriever Type (AxD)
54.90 € inc. VatAmelogenesis Imperfecta Italian Greyhound Type (AI)
54.90 € inc. VatBenign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy Lagotto Romagnolo Type (BFJE)
47.90 € inc. VatBull Terrier Polycystic Kidney Disease (BTPKD)
48.90 € inc. VatBully Whippet – Whippet Double Muscling
40.90 € inc. VatCanine Acral Mutilation Syndrome (AMS)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Catalase Deficiency (CAT) – Acatalasemia
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Chondrodysplasia
47.90 € inc. VatCanine Cystinuria
42.90 € inc. VatCanine Day Blindness (Achromatopsia)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Dental Hypomineralization (Raine Syndrome)
48.90 € inc. VatCanine Dermatomyositis (DMS)
64.90 € inc. VatCanine Dominant Macrothrombocytopenia (MTC-D)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Gallbladder Mucocele (GBM)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (CLAD)
43.90 € inc. VatCanine Macrothrombocytopenia (MTC-R)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)
42.90 € inc. VatCanine Multifocal Retinopathy 1 (CMR1)
42.90 € inc. VatCanine Multifocal Retinopathy 2 (CMR2)
42.90 € inc. VatCanine Multifocal Retinopathy 3 (CMR3)
59.90 € inc. VatCanine Multiple System Degeneration Chinese Crested Type
47.90 € inc. VatCanine Multiple System Degeneration Kerry Blue Terrier Type CMSD
47.90 € inc. VatCanine Myotonia Congenita (MC)
43.90 € inc. VatCanine Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS)
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Prekallikrein Deficiency
54.90 € inc. VatCanine Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)
47.90 € inc. VatCanine Primary Hyperoxaluria Type I (PH I)
47.90 € inc. VatCanine Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PK Deficiency)
41.90 € inc. VatCanine Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)
44.90 € inc. VatCavalier King Charles Spaniels Muscular Dystrophy (CKCS-MD)
50.90 € inc. VatCentronuclear Myopathy Labrador Retriever Type (CNM)
45.90 € inc. VatCerebellar Ataxia Finnish Hound Type (FHA/CAFH)
54.90 € inc. VatCerebellar Cortical Degeneration Hungarian Vizsla Type (CCD)
54.90 € inc. VatChondrodystrophy and Chondrodysplasia (CDPA/CDDY, IVDD)
54.90 € inc. VatCleft Palate Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Type
54.90 € inc. VatCollie Eye Anomaly (CEA)
58.90 € inc. VatCone Degeneration Alaskan Malamute Type (CD)
47.90 € inc. VatCone Degeneration German Shorthaired Pointer Type (CD)
54.90 € inc. VatCone Rode Dystrophy 1 (CRD1)
47.90 € inc. VatCone Rode Dystrophy 2 (CRD2)
54.90 € inc. VatCongenital Hypothyroidism French Bulldog Type (CHG)
54.90 € inc. VatCongenital Hypothyroidism with Goiter (CHG)
50.90 € inc. VatCongenital Myasthenic Syndrome Labrador Retriever Type (CMS)
49.90 € inc. VatCongenital Myasthenic Syndrome Old Danish Pointing Dog Type (CMS)
47.90 € inc. VatCopper Toxicosis Bedlington Terrier Type (CT)
49.90 € inc. VatCraniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO)
49.90 € inc. VatCystinuria English Bulldog and French Bulldog Type
54.90 € inc. VatCystinuria Labrador Retriever type (L-CYS)
54.90 € inc. VatDandy-Walker-Like Malformation (DWLM)
54.90 € inc. VatDegenerative Myelopathy Bernese Mountain Dog Type (DM-B, SOD1 exon1)
41.90 € inc. VatDilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
44.90 € inc. VatDog Coagulation Factor VII Deficiency (CFVIID)
40.90 € inc. VatDog Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB)
42.90 € inc. VatDog Degenerative Myelopathy (DM, SOD1 exon2)
54.90 € inc. VatDog Fucosidosis
47.90 € inc. VatDog Glycogen Storage Disease Ia (GSD Ia)
59.90 € inc. VatDog Ichthyosis
47.90 € inc. VatDog Ichthyosis / Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
54.90 € inc. VatDog Narcolepsy Daschund type
45.90 € inc. VatDog Narcolepsy Doberman Pinscher Type
45.90 € inc. VatDog Narcolepsy Labrador Type
45.90 € inc. VatDog Phosphofructokinase Deficiency PFKD
43.90 € inc. VatDominant Cystinuria (D-CYS) – Miniature Pinscher Type
54.90 € inc. VatDominant Cystinuria Australian Cattle Dog Type (D-CYS)
54.90 € inc. VatDominant Progressive Retinal Atrophy (D-PRA)
40.90 € inc. VatDry Eye Curly Coat Syndrome (CCS)
37.90 € inc. VatDystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB)
54.90 € inc. VatEctodermal Dysplasia Chesepeake Bay Retriever Type
47.90 € inc. VatEpisodic Falling Syndrome (EFS)
40.90 € inc. VatExercise-Induced Collapse (EIC)
48.90 € inc. VatExercise-Induced Metabolic Myopathy (EIMM)
54.90 € inc. VatFamilial Nephropathy Cocker Spaniel Type (FN)
49.90 € inc. VatFanconi Syndrome Basenji Type (FS)
47.90 € inc. VatGlanzmann Thrombasthenia Great Pyrenees Type (GT)
54.90 € inc. VatGlanzmann Thrombasthenia Otterhound Type (GT)
54.90 € inc. VatGloboid Cell Leukodystrophy Irish Setter type (GLD)
47.90 € inc. VatGloboid cell leukodystrophy Terrier type (GLD)
47.90 € inc. VatGlycogen Storage Disease IIIa (GSD IIIa)
43.90 € inc. VatGM1 Gangliosidosis Portuguese Water Dog Type
40.90 € inc. VatGM2 Gangliosidosis Poodle Type
47.90 € inc. VatGolden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy (GRMD)
43.90 € inc. VatGoniodysgenesis and glaucoma in Border Collie (GDD)
47.90 € inc. VatGray Collie Syndrome (GCS) – Cyclic Neutropenia
40.90 € inc. VatGreater Swiss Mountain Dog Postoperative Hemorrhage
54.90 € inc. VatGreyhound Polyneuropathy (GHPN)
41.90 € inc. VatHereditary Ataxia Bobtail & Gordon Setter Type (HA)
54.90 € inc. VatHereditary Cataract Australian Shepherd Type
43.90 € inc. VatHereditary Cataract Terrier Type
43.90 € inc. VatHereditary Footpad Hyperkeratosis (HFH)
54.90 € inc. VatHereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK)
54.90 € inc. VatHereditary Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets (HVDRR)
54.90 € inc. VatHyperuricosuria (HUU)
43.90 € inc. VatInherited Myopathy Great Dane Type (CNM)
47.90 € inc. VatIntestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption Australian Shepherd Type (IGS)
50.90 € inc. VatIntestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption Beagle Type (IGS)
43.90 € inc. VatIntestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption Border Collie Type (IGS)
43.90 € inc. VatIntestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption Giant Schnauzer Type (IGS)
50.90 € inc. VatIrish Wolfhound Startle Disease (SD) – Hyperekplexia
44.90 € inc. VatJuvenile Laryngeal Paralysis & Polyneuropathy (JLPP)
48.90 € inc. VatJuvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Rhodesian Ridgeback Type (JME)
54.90 € inc. VatL-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria (L-2-HGA)
49.90 € inc. VatLandseer Muscular Dystrophy (MDL)
47.90 € inc. VatLate Onset Ataxia (LOA)
43.90 € inc. VatLEMP Rottweiler and Great Dane Type
54.90 € inc. VatLeonberger Polyneuropathy (LPN)
49.90 € inc. VatLeonberger Polyneuropathy 2 (LPN2)
54.90 € inc. VatLethal acrodermatitis Bull Terrier Type (LAD)
54.90 € inc. VatLeukoencephalomyelopathy Leonberger Type (LEMP)
54.90 € inc. VatLundehund Syndrome (LS)
59.90 € inc. VatLysosomal Storage Disease Lagotto Romagnolo type (LSD)
47.90 € inc. VatMay-Hegglin Anomaly Pug Dog Type (MHA)
54.90 € inc. VatMicrophthalmia Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (RBP4)
54.90 € inc. VatMucopolysaccharidosis IIIa Dachshund Type (MPS IIIA)
54.90 € inc. VatMucopolysaccharidosis IIIa New Zealand Huntaway Type
54.90 € inc. VatMucopolysaccharidosis VII Brazilian Terrier Type
40.90 € inc. VatMucopolysaccharidosis VII Shepherd Type (MPS VII)
40.90 € inc. VatMultidrug Resistance (MDR1)
49.90 € inc. VatMusladin-Lueke Syndrome (MLS)
43.90 € inc. VatNCL 1 Dachshund Type
45.90 € inc. VatNCL 10 American Bulldog Type
45.90 € inc. VatNCL 2 Dachshund Type
45.90 € inc. VatNCL 8 Setter Type
45.90 € inc. VatNCL Golden Retriever Type
47.90 € inc. VatNCL-A – Cerebellar Ataxia
49.90 € inc. VatNemaline Myopathy American Bulldog Type (NM)
54.90 € inc. VatNeonatal Ataxia (BNAt)
44.90 € inc. VatNeonatal Cortical Cerebellar Degeneration (NCCD)
39.90 € inc. VatNeonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures (NEWS)
43.90 € inc. VatNeuroaxonal Dystrophy Papillon Type (NAD)
47.90 € inc. VatNeuroaxonal Dystrophy Spanish Water Dog Type (NAD)
47.90 € inc. VatNeuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Border Collie Type (NCL)
47.90 € inc. VatNeuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Tibetan Terrier type NCL
45.90 € inc. VatObesity Labrador Retriever Type (ADI)
54.90 € inc. VatOculocutaneous Albinism Doberman Pinscher Type (OCA)
44.90 € inc. VatOculocutaneous Albinism German Spitz Type (OCA2)
44.90 € inc. VatOculocutaneous Albinism Lhasa Apso, Pekingese, Pomeranian Type (OCA)
44.90 € inc. VatOculoskeletal Dysplasia Labrador Retriever Type
47.90 € inc. VatOculoskeletal Dysplasia Samoyed Type
47.90 € inc. VatOsteochondrodysplasia Miniature Poodle Type (OCD)
54.90 € inc. VatOsteogenesis Imperfecta Beagle Type (OI)
43.90 € inc. VatOsteogenesis Imperfecta Dachshund Type (OI)
43.90 € inc. VatOsteogenesis Imperfecta Golden Retriever Type (OI)
43.90 € inc. VatParoxysmal Dyskinesia (PxD) – Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
54.90 € inc. VatPDP1 Deficiency – Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase
44.90 € inc. VatPituitary Dwarfism / Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency (CPHD)
47.90 € inc. VatPOAG Basset Hound and Basset Fauve de Bretagne Type
54.90 € inc. VatPOAG Norwegian Elkhound Type
54.90 € inc. VatPOAG Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Type
54.90 € inc. VatPOAG-PLL Shar Pei Type
54.90 € inc. VatPRA-CORD1 – Progressive Retinal Atrophy
39.90 € inc. VatPRA-CORD2 – Progressive Retinal Atrophy
39.90 € inc. VatPRA-PRCD – Progressive Retinal Atrophy
54.90 € inc. VatPRA-RCD1 Irish Setter Type (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)
43.90 € inc. VatPRA-RCD1 Sloughi Type (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)
43.90 € inc. VatPRA-RCD2 (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)
74.90 € inc. VatPRA-RCD3 (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)
43.90 € inc. VatPRA-RCD4 – Progressive Retinal Atrophy
43.90 € inc. VatPRA3 – Progressive Retinal Atrophy
58.90 € inc. VatPrimary Lens Luxation (PLL)
45.90 € inc. VatPrimary Open Angle Glaucoma Beagle Type (POAG)
40.90 € inc. VatProgressive Retinal Atrophy Basenji Type (BAS-PRA)
47.90 € inc. VatProgressive Retinal Atrophy Golden Retriever Type 1 (GR-PRA1)
41.90 € inc. VatProgressive Retinal Atrophy Golden Retriever Type 2 (GR-PRA2)
47.90 € inc. VatProgressive Retinal Atrophy Papillon & Phalène Type (PAP-PRA 1)
47.90 € inc. VatProtein Losing Nephropathy (PLN)
47.90 € inc. VatPug Dog Encephalitis (PDE)
49.90 € inc. VatRenal Cystadenocarcinoma and Nodular Dermatofibrosis (RCND)
47.90 € inc. VatSamoyed Hereditary Nephritis / Glomerulopathy
48.90 € inc. VatSchapendoes Generalized Progressive Retinal Atrophy (gPRA)
54.90 € inc. VatSchnauzer Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
58.90 € inc. VatSDCA2- Spongy degeneration with cerebellar ataxia
49.90 € inc. VatSensory Neuropathy Border Collie Type (SN)
54.90 € inc. VatSevere Combined Immunodeficiency Disease, X-linked Basset Hound type (XSCID)
50.90 € inc. VatSevere Combined Immunodeficiency Frisian Water Dog Type (SCID)
54.90 € inc. VatSevere Combined Immunodeficiency Terrier Type (SCID)
54.90 € inc. VatShaking Puppy Syndrome (SPS) – Hypomyelination
54.90 € inc. VatSheltie Progressive Retinal Atrophy (CNGA1-PRA)
49.90 € inc. VatSkeletal Dysplasia 2 – Dwarfism (SD2)
44.90 € inc. VatSPAID Shar Pei Autoinflammatory Disease
47.90 € inc. VatSpinal dysraphism – Weimaraner type
54.90 € inc. VatSpondylocostal Dysostosis – Comma Defect
54.90 € inc. VatThrombopathia Basset Hound Type (TBP)
54.90 € inc. VatThrombopathia Newfoundland Type (TBP)
54.90 € inc. VatTrapped Neutrophil Syndrome (TNS)
47.90 € inc. VatVan den Ende–Gupta Syndrome (VDEGS)
48.90 € inc. VatVon Willebrand Disease Type 1 (VWD1)
49.90 € inc. VatVon Willebrand Disease Type 2 (VWD2)
49.90 € inc. VatVon Willebrand Disease Type 3 (VWD3)
49.90 € inc. VatWarburg Micro Syndrome 1 (WARBM1) – Alaskan Husky
59.90 € inc. VatX Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2 (XLPRA2)
47.90 € inc. VatX-Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1 (XLPRA1)
47.90 € inc. VatX-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease Corgi Type (XSCID)
50.90 € inc. VatAgouti Dog Coat Color – A Locus
41.90 € inc. VatB Locus Australian Shepherd – Brown Coat Colour
31.90 € inc. VatBlack Dog Coat Color – K Locus
41.90 € inc. VatBrown Dog Coat Color – B Locus
41.90 € inc. VatCanine Long Hair – L Locus
41.90 € inc. VatCurly Coat in Dogs – Cu Locus
41.90 € inc. VatDilution Dog Coat Color – D Locus
41.90 € inc. VatDilution Dog Coat Colour – D2
39.90 € inc. VatDog Hairlessness – Ectodermal Dysplasia (CED)
58.90 € inc. VatE Locus (Extension) – Dog Coat Color
41.90 € inc. VatGrizzle Coat Color – EG Locus
54.90 € inc. VatHairlessness American Hairless Terrier Type
54.90 € inc. VatHarlequin Dog Coat Color – H Locus
49.90 € inc. VatMelanistic Mask – EM Locus
43.90 € inc. VatMerle Dog Coat Color – M Locus
49.90 € inc. VatPiebald, White Spotting Dog Coat Color – S Locus
49.90 € inc. VatSaddle Tan
54.90 € inc. VatSD Locus (Shedding)
47.90 € inc. VatShort Tail / Bob Tail (ST)
42.90 € inc. VatWire Hair in Dog – Wh Locus
41.90 € inc. VatAnaplasma phagocytophilum
38.90 € inc. VatCattle, Dogs, Horse, Infectious diseases cattle, Infectious diseases dogs, Infectious diseases horse
Borrellia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
48.60 € inc. VatCats, Cattle, Dogs, Horse, Infectious diseases cats, Infectious diseases cattle, Infectious diseases dogs, Infectious diseases horse
Canine Coronavirus (CCoV)
38.90 € inc. VatDogs, Infectious diseases dogs
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
38.90 € inc. VatDogs, Infectious diseases dogs
Canine herpesvirus (CHV)
Canine Parvovirus (CPV)
38.90 € inc. VatDogs, Infectious diseases dogs
Ehrlichia canis
38.90 € inc. VatDogs, Infectious diseases dogs
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)
38.90 € inc. VatCats, Cattle, Dogs, Horse, Infectious diseases cats, Infectious diseases cattle, Infectious diseases dogs, Infectious diseases horse
American Bulldog – PANEL S – NCL10 + NM
74.90 € inc. VatAustralian Shepherd – PANEL 4XL – MDR1 + HC + PRA-PRCD + CEA + CMR1 + DM + MH + NCL6
139.90 € inc. VatAustralian Shepherd – PANEL L – MDR1 + HC + PRA-PRCD + CEA
89.90 € inc. VatBeagle – PANEL 3XL – MLS + IGS + POAG + NCCD + FVII Deficiency + PK Deficiency + OI
109.90 € inc. VatBelgian Shepherd – PANEL S – SDCA1 + SDCA2
74.90 € inc. VatBernese Mountain Dog – PANEL S – DM + DM-B (exon1 + exon2)
69.90 € inc. VatBobtail – PANEL XL – DM + MDR1 + EIC + PCD + HA
119.90 € inc. VatBorder Collie – PANEL L – NCL + TNS + MDR1 + CEA
89.90 € inc. VatBulldog and French Bulldog – PANEL S – CMR1 + HUU
64.90 € inc. VatCavalier King Charles Spaniel – PANEL S – CCS + EFS
57.90 € inc. VatChinese Crested – PANEL M – PRA-PRCD + PLL + PRA-RCD3
99.90 € inc. VatCoton de Tulear – PANEL L – BNAt + VWD1 + PH I + CMR2
124.90 € inc. VatDobermann – PANEL XL – DCM1 + VWD1 + Narcolepsy + B Locus + D Locus + DM
127.90 € inc. VatEnglish Cocker Spaniel – PANEL S – PRA-PRCD + FN
69.90 € inc. VatEnglish Springer Spaniel – PANEL M – PRA-CORD1 + fucosidosis + PFKD
94.90 € inc. VatFrench Bulldog – PANEL XL – HC + HUU + CMR1 + CHG + DM + Cystinuria
124.90 € inc. VatGerman Shepherd and Czechoslovakian/Saarloos Wolfdog – PANEL XL – CPHD + DM + MDR1 + HUU + L Locus
119.90 € inc. VatGolden Retriever – PANEL 4XL – DM + MH + ICT + PRA-PRCD + GR-PRA1 + GR-PRA2 + GRMD + OI
159.90 € inc. VatGolden Retriever – PANEL L – GR-PRA1 + GR-PRA2 + Ichtyosis + PRA-PRCD
84.90 € inc. VatIrish Setter – PANEL M – CLAD + PRA-RCD1 + PRA-RCD4
89.90 € inc. VatLabrador Retriever – PANEL 3XL – AxD + ADI + Cystinuria + Narcolepsy + HUU + CMS + XL-MTM
109.90 € inc. VatLagotto Romagnollo – PANEL M – BFJE + LSD + Wh Locus
99.90 € inc. VatLandseer – PANEL M – DM + LMD + Cystinuria
99.90 € inc. VatLandseer – PANEL XL – DM + LMD + Cystinuria + TBP + HUU
119.90 € inc. VatPANEL DOG COAT L – All breeds – 4 Coat Color Loci
94.90 € inc. VatPANEL DOG COAT M – All breeds – 3 Coat Color Loci
75.90 € inc. VatPANEL DOG COAT S – All breeds – 2 Coat Color Loci
55.90 € inc. VatPANEL DOG COAT XL – All breeds – 5 Coat Color Loci
109.90 € inc. VatPANEL DOG COAT XXL – All breeds – 6 Color Loci
124.90 € inc. VatPanel S – All breeds – DM + MH
69.90 € inc. VatPANEL S – CPHD + DM
69.90 € inc. VatPANEL S – DM + MDR1
74.90 € inc. VatPANEL S – PRA-PRCD + PLL
69.90 € inc. VatPapillon – PANEL M – PAP-PRA + NAD + VWD1
104.90 € inc. VatPoodle – PANEL XXL – PRA-PRCD + VWD1 + DM + MH + NEWS + PRA-RCD4
129.90 € inc. VatPRT and JRT – PANEL M – LOA + SCA + PLL
89.90 € inc. VatPRT and JRT – PANEL S – LOA + SCA
65.90 € inc. VatPug – PANEL XL – DM + MH + PDE + PK Deficiency + PLL
119.90 € inc. VatRhodesian Ridgeback – PANEL L – DM + JME + B Locus + D Locus
89.90 € inc. VatRottweiler – PANEL XL – DM + JLPP + HUU + XL-MTM + L Locus
119.90 € inc. VatRough Collie – PANEL XXL – CEA + MDR1 + PRA-RCD2 + DM + HUU + GCS
129.90 € inc. VatShetland Sheepdog – PANEL XL – DM + MDR1 + CEA + CNGA1-PRA + VWD3
124.90 € inc. VatStaffordshire Bull Terrier – PANEL S – HC + L-2-HGA
69.90 € inc. VatTibetan Terrier – PANEL L – NCL + PLL + PRA-RCD4 + PRA3
99.90 € inc. VatWhippet – PANEL L – DM + MDR1 + CEA + Bully Whippet
114.90 € inc. VatDNA Banking / Storage
22.90 € inc. VatBirds, Cats, Cattle, Dogs, Horse, Others birds, Others cats, others cattle, Others dogs, Others horse
Dog DNA Profiling
39.90 € inc. VatDog Parentage Analysis (DNA profiles needed to perform analysis)
2.00 € inc. VatCollection instructions – buccal swab
Download collection instructions in PDF
Collection of buccal sample is the most critical element to obtaining the best sample for DNA testing. It is very important that you follow this simple instructions to avoid foreign DNA sample contamination and to help minimize the possibility of failure. We strongly recommend reading the collection instructions prior to swabbing your pet.
Preparations
- For several hours prior to swabbing, the pet should be isolated from toys or other objects that are shared by multiple dogs. Inspect your dog’s mouth to ensure there are no food particles or other material and rinse your dog’s mouth if needed. Do not provide food or drink during this period.
- Be careful to avoid touching the inside of your pet’s mouth with your own hands.
- When sampling multiple pets, first finish completely the sample collection from the first animal before you continue with the other one. Wash hands between pets or change your gloves if you are using them.
- IMPORTANT: Once a swab has been removed from its sterile packaging, never touch the swab to anything other than the inside of the pet’s mouth.
- ADVICE: If possible, cubs should be weaned prior to obtaining samples due to potential contamination from the mother’s cells. If the cubs have not been weaned, separate the cubs from the mother for at least two hours prior to swabbing and rinse each cub’s mouth with water. Do not provide food for the cubs, but do provide plenty of water to drink.
- Be prepared to ship the samples on the same day in which you collect the samples.
Sampling
- Use two collection swabs, one for each cheek.
- Open the swab being careful not to let anything touch the tip of the swab, remove a sterile swab from its protective packaging.
- Insert the swab between your pet’s cheek and gum. Use gentle outward pressure in a back-and-forth motion on the inside of your pet’s cheek. Rotate the swab for at least 20 seconds.
- Air dry the brush for several minutes until completely dry. You can swing the swab gently but do not blow into it!
- Insert the swab into enclosed envelope.
- Repeat steps 2 to 5 with the second swab on the other cheek. Insert the swab in the same envelope.
- Seal the envelope and fill in the information on the outside of the envelope.
- Samples should be stored at 4°C until shipping. Note that the testing is more successful if the sample is fresh.
Sending the sample
- Download the Order form by going to download section on our website. Fill in the form electronically or manually, print and sign the form. If you are filling the form manually make sure that all the information is written clearly.
- Insert the Order form and envelope with collection swabs into new envelope and send it to our address:
AnimaLabs
Samoborska cesta 217/A
10090 ZAGREB
CROATIA
Blood collection instructions
Download collection instructions in PDF
Blood sampling is the most critical element to obtaining the best sample for DNA and pathogen testing. It is very important that you follow this simple instructions to avoid sample contamination and to help minimize the possibility of failure.
IMPORTANT: blood sampling should be performed by a veterinarian.
We strongly recommend reading the collection instructions prior to taking the sample.
Preparations
- When sampling multiple animals, first finish completely the sample collection from the first animal before you continue with the other one. Wash your hands and change the gloves between samplings.
- Be ready to send the samples on the day of collection.
Sampling
- Use a new sterile needle for each animal.
- Collect 0.5 to 1mL of non-coagulated blood into a test tube containing EDTA.
- Gently mix the blood with anticoagulant by inverting the tube several times.
- NOTE: coagulated blood is inappropriate for the analysis.
- Insert the tube into an envelope and seal it well.
- Write sample identification data on the envelope.
- Samples should be stored at 4°C until shipping. Note that the testing is more successful if the sample is fresh.
Sending the sample
- Download the Order form by going to download section on our website. Fill in the form electronically or manually, print and sign the form. If you are filling the form manually make sure that all the information is written clearly.
- Insert the Order form and envelope with blood sample into a bubble envelope to prevent tube damage during transport and send it to our address:
AnimaLabs
Samoborska cesta 217/A
10090 ZAGREB
CROATIA