Owners of animals diagnosed with RD submitted
buccal swab samples along with a transfer of ownership and release document for the DNA.
Not exact matches
Owner Responsibilities: The owner only needs to send in the study form in addition to a blood
sample or
buccal swab per the instructions on the study form.
Procedures: The only procedure involved a DNA analysis of either 1) a whole blood
sample (at least 5 mls) that is not clotted in a sterile tube, or 2) a
buccal swab.
Animal Genetics accepts blood,
buccal swab and dewclaw
samples for testing.
If obtaining a whole blood
sample is not possible, either for economic or other reasons, a
buccal swab will suffice.
It is just a simple blood
sample or
buccal swab carried out and verified by your vet.
Each child will have a
buccal cell
swab taken for measurement of their telomere length, and each adult will have a 15 mL of venous blood
sample taken for fasting glucose test, glycosylated haemoglobin test and full lipid profile test.