As posted on the SE.com forum ( 18 Dec 2008)
Martina from Al Hadiyeh Stud posted on SE.forum. All my horses are SCID tested and now I am thinking about to
test all my horses of CA, too! I had some questions to the test and received this answer mail today: Hello
Martina,
Yes, we accept samples from outside of the United States. The cost for the CA test is $50 US funds. We will
need 20-30 mane or tail hairs with the root follicles attached.
You will find the equine CA information, import permit,
forms and pricing on the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory Website at: www.vgl.ucdavis.edu Click on the services icon, click on the horse icon, then click on the shopping cart icon.
You will register
for a MyVGL account; fill in your information, the horseʼs information and which test(s) you are requesting. You will
print out a bar-coded submission form with instructions and a place to tape the hair follicles.
You have the option
to; pay on-line, pay by check or fill out the credit card form that prints out with the bar-coded submission form.
You
will receive an email confirmation when your sample arrives into the laboratory. Please allow 5-10 business days for results
once the sample arrives into the laboratory. The results will be sent to you via email and a hard copy sent by US mail.
If
time is of the essence we recommend you send the sample via FedEx or UPS to the address listed for overnight couriers.
Regards,
Angela
Silva Customer Service - Public Relations Veterinary Genetics Laboratory University of California Davis silva@ucdavis.edu
For the Marker based Indirect Scanning Test for Cerebellar Abiotrophy:
Send 30-40 hair samples per horse with follicle attached, inside a separate envelope or plastic baggie per horse,
correctly identified, all placed in one package to Cecilia Penedo at:
Cecilia Penedo
Horse Research - CA Veterinary Genetics Laboratory University of
California
One Shields Avenue (use this for regular airmail
postal service)
980 Old Davis Road (use this for FedEx, DHL,
UPS, etc) Davis, CA 95616-8744
Send an email to
her at mctorrespenedo@ucdavis.edu with the registered name, number and parentage and request that Dr. Penedo analyse the possibility of CA carrier lines
in your arabian(s) and that hair follicle samples are being sent. If you have a link to AllBreed for your horse(s) that
does speed things up a bit. You can copy and paste the links to the pedigrees into your email for each horse. http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/
If your horse/foal is a family member or related to a known or suspected CA Carrier ( N/CA),or an affected individual
( CA/CA) please specify.
If you cannot access the VGL site for payment of $50 per sample per horse, contact:
Sabine NooteboomStaff Research Associate - Supervisor Sample Receiving Veterinary Genetics Laboratory U
C Davis Telephone: (530) 752-9333 Fax: (530) 752-3556 anooteboom@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis forms to use for credit card payments, submission forms and if necessary an Import Form are available for
downloading at the VGL website:
The US IMPORT form is required for all packages containing hair samples arriving from outside the United States of America.
One IMPORT FORM is valid per package and covers all sample contents. It must be attached to the outside of the package
for easy access by US Customs. Request a current IMPORT FORM if not vailable on site.
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