Tests	Info	Form	Price	Sample
DNA Typing - Parent Verification			$40 per animal	Hair
Alpha-S1 Casein			$50 per animal	Hair
Freemartin			$50 per animal	Blood

Karyotyping

$75 per animal

Blood

 

Hair root from coarse, longer hair often found over withers, chest, rump, tail, back of hind leg, poll, or fetlock is the preferred sample type for goats.

Examples for sampling a goat:

• Sampling Location: Goat Chest Hair
• Sampling Location: Goat Rump Hair
• Sampling Technique: Goat Sampling with Pliers

When sampling several animals in the same session, avoid sample contamination by ensuring that there are no strands of hair in your hands prior to sampling a new individual.

1. Clean the area by removing all loose hair and foreign matter (use comb if possible).
2. Pull (do NOT cut) 20-30 hair strands total. Grasp small group of hair close to skin and pull in one swift, downward motion (needle-nose pliers or tweezers can be used, especially if hair is short).
3. Examine the end of hair strands for presence of root bulbs. Hair roots are necessary for DNA testing. If the majority of the hair strands lack the root bulbs, discard hair and start again. Do not send hair without visible bulb
4. Hair samples should be placed in the kit provided or an envelope (regular, letter size envelope - 4" x 9"), labeled with the animal's name, registration number, tag or tattoo number.
5. Repeat steps 1-3 for each additional animal being sampled.

A blood sample needs to be collected from each animal in a 5-8cc EDTA (purple top) tube. Each tube needs to be labeled with the name and/or registration number of the animal sampled.