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Merial and Select Sires Provide Producers Inside Information through IGENITY® DNA
Profiles
Merial
and Select Sires have teamed up to offer the dairy industry a
breakthrough in comprehensive DNA testing through IGENITY® profiles.
Together, global animal health leader Merial and North America’s
largest AI company, Select Sires, have a vision of providing
dairy producers with advanced tools to help them make better-informed
everyday decisions about the breeding and management of cattle. (more)
Making
DNA Testing More Practical by Making Analysis More Comprehensive
Though
it may seem that DNA testing is a futuristic idea, it is actually
a reality for dairy producers, and it is here to stay. For years
dairy producers have put DNA technology to work in their herds
by testing for genetic recessives like CVM and BLAD, or to identify
carriers of red coat color genes. (more)
Ask
the Expert — Dr. Stewart Bauck
Q. How
can I be sure the test results for IGENITY® MultiMARK,
including CVM and red coat color, are accurate?
A. Merial stands behind the results
from IGENITY MultiMARK, which can include CVM or red
coat color. Producers can rest assured that IGENITY® results
are fully validated, accurate and reliable. (more) |
Kingsmill
Farm II to Profile Sale Consignments with IGENITY® MultiMARK
Kingsmill
Farm II, LLC, has just announced that through collaboration with
global animal health leader Merial and North America’s
largest AI company, Select Sires, IGENITY® DNA
profiles will be made available on all Kingsmill consignments
in the Summit at Kingsmill Sale. (more)
Ron
Long Joins Merial’s IGENITY® Team
Merial
has announced that Ron Long has joined the company in a consulting
role for IGENITY®.
Specifically, Long will be a vital link and resource to Select
Sires field representatives who service and distribute IGENITY
tests to dairy producers. This announcement follows last
year’s agreement made by Merial and Select Sires to
co-market IGENITY DNA profiles and services in the United
States. (more) |
Fact or Fiction
- The
Holstein Association will accept IGENITY RealRED™ or
CVM results. Fact. The association will accept the
results as long as the animal’s or dam’s registration
number is on the Sample Information sheet. Producers can
request IGENITY test results be sent directly to Holstein
Association.
- IGENITY® testing
does not involve any genetic manipulation. Fact.
Recombinant molecular genetic technologies are not used in
any way in the IGENITY analyses. The DNA tests identify a
natural variation in cattle DNA that has evolved with the
species.
- IGENITY
results are accurate and can be trusted. Fact. Since
IGENITY analyses identify a specific DNA base molecule on
specific chromosomes, the results are highly accurate. Extensive
quality control testing is done to ensure accurate test results
from IGENITY labs.
- IGENITY
tests can only be run from a hair sample. Fiction.
IGENITY accepts blood or nasal swabs for dairy samples. Hair
is not an acceptable source of DNA for diagnostic testing.
®IGENITY
is a registered trademark and ™IGENITY RealRED is a trademark
of Merial.
™Select Mating Service and Program for Genetic Advancement are trademarks
of Select Sires Inc.
©2006 Merial Limited. Duluth, GA. All rights reserved.
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