

Discover your pup’s genetic information and optimize their health and well-being. Accurate age prediction backed by science, and trusted by scientists worldwide. The markers include genes linked to specific health conditions as well as genes associated with over 250 different breeds. Test your dog’s biological age from the comfort of home with an easy-to-use cheek swab kit. It is a blood based test that compares your dog’s blood sample against 320+ genetic markers. It also promised accuracy within a six-month time frame and that the test. For veterinarians with patients of previously unknown ages, knowing the. Up popped an Instagram ad for Embarks Dog Age Test, which promised to take a pets DNA and determine the animals age. Our clinic uses Royal Canin’s Genetic Health Analysis DNA test. This knowledge empowers dog owners to provide personalized pet care based on age. Both types of tests offer similar results, however the blood based tests are considered to be more accurate. Those tests available through your veterinarian are usually blood based. DNA services are performed by Neogens GeneSeek Operations lab, the worlds largest animal genetic testing laboratory. The “at home” kits/tests that are purchased at pet stores and available to owners via internet are swab based. There are two different types of DNA testing, swab based and blood based. To develop our test, we first worked with zebrafish. DNA testing is not just for determining dog/cat breeds, it can be used to determine the sex of a bird, to determine if a purebred dog will develop genetic specific diseases or it can determine the coat color/pattern of horse offspring. Research has found the level of DNA methylation is a reliable predictor of age, particularly in mammals, including humans.

Within the last four years, the number of companies that provide animal DNA testing has increased. and state-of-the-art testing to identify genetic traits in breeding animals. From dogs and cats to horses and birds, DNA testing is now more popular than ever in San Antonio. DNA sequencing projects like the Equine Genome Project and the Canine Genome.
