VetGen DNA Profile - Available/For Sale

PoetikDragonPoetikDragon
edited February 2013 in General
Hey everyone. At the beginning of last month I purchased a DNA profile from VetGan for one of my puppies. I ended up deciding not to use it. If anyone would like to buy it off me, the price is $40 USD. I will send you the cheek swabs and forms. You get samples from your dog and mail it directly to VetGen.

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  • PoetikDragonPoetikDragon
    DNA profiling does not determine breed, coat color genetics, or any genetic diseases. Its used for positive identification of a dog, like taking a fingerprint and keeping it on file.

    http://www.vetgen.com/canine-profiling-parentage.html
  • aykayk
    It'll be good for folks who have an intact male dog and might collect and store semen for future, long distance artificial insemination.
  • MapleTwinkieMapleTwinkie
    @ayk is that what it can be used for? I'm sorry for being a newbie ( i can't tell if u're joking or not lol !). Is this something Nihon Ken owners would consider doing? Has it been done before?
  • PoetikDragonPoetikDragon
    Whenever considering artificial insemination, it's good to have the stud profiled so you can prove parentage if it comes up.
  • jeffnkazukojeffnkazuko
    @mapletwinkie
    I have heard from Shigeru that it is rarely done. I have heard the shipping costs from Japan would be more than buying yourself a second dog!
  • aykayk
    You've got to ship a bunch of straws from different studs to be worthwhile. About 10 years ago, a Korean org president did it for Jindos and sent them to CA but someone didn't pay for storage and they got dumped.
  • MapleTwinkieMapleTwinkie
    edited February 2013
    the process is expensive for humans, I can only assume it'll be the same for dogs! :-S

    I think it's a cool option anyway!
  • jellyfishjellyfish
    @aky "straws from different studs" can you elaborate more on at? What do you mean by straws?
    @jeffnkazuko what have you heard about the costs? It seems like shipping mojo would be cheaper than shipping a dog. I mean, it's just mojo.
  • jeffnkazukojeffnkazuko
    @jellyfart I am not sure but Shigeru told me because of the way it needed to be shipped it would be at least a few thousand dollars,
    possibly quite a bit more.
  • jellyfishjellyfish
    Im guessing the way it is shipped involves freezers or something? Do you know how they ship it?
  • PoetikDragonPoetikDragon
    edited February 2013
    It depends which organization you do it through, the shipping isn't that bad though. I was looking into it and doing research, until I found out AKIHO doesn't allow AI so it doesn't matter. Hence why I don't need the DNA profile anymore.

    It could be useful to anyone else in another breed who owns a stud male and wants to make him available, though. Some organizations require DNA profiling with AI. Also some registries require that imports be DNA profiled in order to be registered with that kennel club.
  • MapleTwinkieMapleTwinkie
    edited February 2013
    LOL @jellyfart

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