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

 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 Nooteboom
Staff 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.