New Features – Breeder Toolkit and Reports Tab

New Features – Breeder Toolkit and Reports Tab

We’ve relocated and refreshed the downloadable full genetics report and created a new home for your reports, certificates and parentage analyses. Read on to learn how to use these new features! 
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The Saga of cord1-PRA Testing in Dogs

Cord-1 PRA has proven to be a highly variable form of PRA compared to other variants. Multiple research groups have focused on what is responsible for such variability and although not complete, our understanding of...
Wisdom Panel™ helps discover cause of blindness in English Shepherd Dogs

Wisdom Panel™ helps discover cause of blindness in English Shepherd Dogs

Two novel cases of inherited blindness in ESDs were brought to the attention of researchers at the Canine Genetics Centre, University of Cambridge. With the help of Wisdom Panel’s research team, the causative PRA variant has...
Feline Parentage Testing Explained

Feline Parentage Testing Explained

Parentage testing is a highly accurate method of using DNA profiles to confirm pedigree in breeding cats. Optimal Selection™ Feline tests now have the option of feline parentage testing when bundled with DNA profiling.
Canine Parentage Testing Explained

Canine Parentage Testing Explained

Parentage testing is a highly accurate method of using DNA profiles to confirm pedigree in breeding dogs. It requires matching DNA profiles for parent(s) and offspring to conduct the analysis.
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What Canine DNA Profiling Offers for Your Kennel

DNA profiling allows breeders and registries to permanently identify a dog using their unique DNA pattern. It is a necessary prerequisite to parentage analysis.
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What Feline DNA Profiling Offers for Your Cattery

DNA profiling allows breeders and registries to permanently identify a cat using their unique DNA pattern, and is a necessary prerequisite to parentage testing to confirm pedigree in breeding cats.