Dear Customer, Spring is here – along with sunnier weather and the arrival of new foals, it also means that Easter and Whitsun holidays are coming! Please note that our office and genetic testing laboratory will be closed on the…
In order to allow our staff to enjoy time with two- and four-legged family members, the laboratory will be closed between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2. If you would like to order a genetic test for your animal and have…
The “Connemarapony Vereinigung e.V.” (CPV e.V.) is making “Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD)” a priority: as of 2018 all Connemara pony foals in Germany will require genetic testing for HWSD before registration. This hereditary disease in Connemara ponies causes the…
The HHBI is a research project in horse genetics in order to improve horse health and welfare throughout Europe. Therefore DNA is isolated out of horse hair and stored in a biobank. Hundreds, even thousands of samples are needed from…
CAG is now offering a new genetic test. Hydrocephalus is a condition found in Friesian horses, and is an accumulation of fluid in the brain. Pressure from the build-up of cerebrospinal fluid enlarges the skull of the foal. This condition…
