Practical Horse Genetics

25/05/2022

Hey guys, we're currently not doing much on our social media but it's still business as usual at the lab. Please visit our website to see what tests and services we offer.
https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/

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If you have any questions or are chasing up tests or samples you can email Dr. Kao on [email protected]
Please be aware that it might take some time for Dr. Kao to respond as she works through the current tests and emails in order.

Check out our blog site for lots of interesting information on equine genetics https://horse.practicalhorsegenetics.com.au

15/03/2022

Miniature health & colour
This panel includes all of the colour and disorder genes that we have seen in Australian Miniature horses and ponies.

The coat colour genes in this panel are agouti, red/black, cream, silver, champagne, dun and d1, grey, frame overo, Lp, PATN1, roan, sabino 1, SW1, tobiano, W13 and W20.

The disorder genes in this panel are D1, D2, D3, and D4 and skeletal atavisim (SA). The health effects of grey, Lp, SW1 and frame overo are also addressed.

There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the Miniature health & colour panel is $250. Click here to order the Miniature health & colour panel for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=mep

13/03/2022

Shaking off the weekend like ... 😂 Video by Jessica M Kelly

11/03/2022

Just a reminder heading into the weekend, help your horse by rugging, using mozzie spray and stabling between dusk and dawn.

From the EVA: The floods are creating stagnet breeding grounds for mosquitoes. With the emergence of Ross River, West Nile & now the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis - avoiding mosquito bites is the best defence. For your horse that means rugs, masks, insecticides & restricted grazing when mosquitoes are most active🐴.

The floods are creating stagnet breeding grounds for mosquitoes. With the emergence of Ross River, West Nile & now the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis - avoiding mosquito bites is the best defence. For your horse that means rugs, masks, insecticides & restricted grazing when mosquitoes are most active🐴.

09/03/2022

Panels are groups of tests that are often chosen together.

This panel includes tests for all of the health and colour genes known to occur in Gypsy horses. The health tests include PSSM1 and FIS. The colour tests are red/black, agouti, cream, pearl, silver, dun and d1, W20, sabino 1, tobiano, roan, grey, Lp and PATN1.

There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the Gypsy health & colour panel is $120. Click here to order the Gypsy health & colour panel for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=gyp

07/03/2022

Shout out today to Dr. Kao and all the fabulous women around Australia and the world, doing what they do, kicking goals, building homes, building communities, creating futures and making the world a better place. We are second to none. Happy International Women's Day.

16/02/2022

Panels are groups of tests that are often chosen together.

Friesian horses are a beautiful breed. They are almost universally black, but the red gene can still be found in the population at low frequency. This means that on rare occasions chestnut foals can be born.

Breeders of both pure- and part-bred Friesians also need to make sure they know which of their horses carry the genes for hydrocephalus and Friesian dwarfism.

The Friesian panel consists of just three tests: red/black, hydrocephalus, and Friesian dwarfism.

There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the Friesian health & colour panel is $40. Click here to order the Friesian health & colour panel for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=frs

13/02/2022

10/02/2022

Panels are groups of tests that are often chosen together.

This panel includes all of the health and colour genes known to occur in the Arabian breed.

The health tests include CA, LFS, SCID, FFS and OAAM. The appearance tests include red/black, agouti, grey, dun and d1, and W20.

There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the Arabian health & colour panel is $115. Click here to order the Arabian health & colour panel for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=arl

07/02/2022

Panels are groups of tests that are often chosen together.

This panel currently consists of the seven tests currently offered for Quarter Horses. They are also relevant for Paint horses, Appaloosas, Quarter Ponies and other breeds that have incorporated QH lines. These are frame overo, PSSM1, HERDA, GBED, MH, HYPP, with the recent addition of IMM.

There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the Quarterhorse panel is $90. Click here to order the Quarterhorse panel for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=qh5

31/01/2022

A DNA profile

There are a number of reasons to get a DNA profile for your horse. The most common one is to confirm your horse's parentage.

Parentage verification is done using DNA profiles from the parent(s) and the offspring. DNA profiles from other laboratories can be used for parentage verification, but you will need to provide a full copy of the report rather than a DNA number.

Siblings can't be used for parentage verification.

A second reason to get a DNA profile is to have a way to prove your horse's identity in cases of loss or theft. Microchips are also used for this purpose.

DNA profiles are also useful if you are investigating infertility and suspect s*x reversal or Turners syndrome (seen in mares that have a single X chromosome). A DNA profile includes markers on the s*x chromosomes. Our report will flag results that are inconsistent with the nominated s*x. A report showing two separate alleles for the LEX3 marker will rule out Turners syndrome.



There is a one time sample processing fee of $40 per horse and the DNA profile test is $33. Click here to order the DNA profile test for your horse or pony https://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=mic