Registry Services - DNA Testing
Procedure for obtaining a hair sample from a horse for DNA typing
Please make sure you are using a DNA typing kit obtained from the Australian Quarter Horse Association. Only one DNA kit should be used per horse.
Select mane hair well forward of the withers, or tail hair in foals.
Ensure you have at least 30 hairs.
Wrap the hairs around your finger or a comb, as close as possible to the skin to ensure you obtain the hair roots.
Pull the hair out at the roots and keep dry. Handle the hairs a little as possible to avoid contaminating or damaging the hair roots.
Make sure you have around 30 hair roots to send to the University. Hair broken off or cut off will not be acceptable.
Take your DNA kit that you ordered from AQHA. In this kit you should have the following:
- Purple DNA hair sample card (uniquely numbered)
- Plastic snap-lock bag
- Reply paid envelope
- 2 labels with your horse’s details
- A pink DNA ID Certificate
The purple card is individually numbered. Please make sure the number in the bottom right corner of the label matches the number in the top right hand corner of the purple card.
Also check that your horses’ details are correct. If not, you will need to return the kit to AQHA to have another kit issued with the correct information.
Place the hair shafts on the front of the purple card included in your DNA kit.
Make sure the hair follicles are on the right hand side and inside the area marked (1)
Place the horse identification label vertically over the shafts of hair in section (2) to hold them in place.
Trim the excess length off the hair shafts at the point marked (3). Do NOT trim the hair roots off.
Insert the card and hairs into the resealable bag that came with the DNA kit. Make sure the kit is closed firmly by pressing the special seal together. Each hair sample must be in its own plastic bag.
Put the kit into the reply paid envelope supplied for the University of QLD, and post immediately after the sample is sealed up.
Place the second label in the top left hand corner of the pink DNA ID Certificate.
Complete the pink DNA ID Certificate with all the horses’ markings and details. Sign the bottom of the page and have another person that witnessed you taking the hair sample sign too.
Return the pink DNA ID Certificate to AQHA. If the sample is for an already registered horse, send the original Certificate of Registration with the pink DNA ID Certificate, and AQHA will update it with your horses DNA number and return it to you.
If you have any queries in regard to obtaining a DNA sample from your horse, please contact AQHA on (02) 6762 6444.
Order a DNA Kit from AQHA:
This can be done by phone (02) 6762 6444, fax or email giving authority to debit your credit card or by mail with payment by cheque or money order or authority to debit your credit card.
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