Braunvieh World Winter 2024

Submitting DNA Samples

By Heather Lange, Braunvieh Association of America

2024 is bringing big changes for the Braunvieh Association of America (BAA), there is no doubt about that! Hopefully the newest change I am about to go over will bring excite ment, as it is one that has been requested for years and now it’s finally going to be a reality. Starting in January 2024, breeders can send DNA samples for testing directly to the lab, rather than the BAA of fice. Three pieces of information will become mandatory in order for this to work. They are: 1) a registration (or recorded “P”) number for each animal; 2) a barcode for each sample; and 3) the DNA submission form must be present with the samples. Without going into too much de tail, international IDs are the basis

for many comparisons, and the bulk of an international ID contains an animal’s registration number. That said, we are predicting that this change will shave days, if not weeks, off your results’ turn-around time. The process for getting the DNA submission form completed will not change very much. You will still queue up your animals for testing in your DigitalBeef account. From there, once you have selected all the animals that you want tested, as well as which tests you want, you will submit that data to the office. Once it’s been processed, you will be sent an email with your ready to-send form, which you will print, stick in with the samples and send it all together to Neogen! You can still

purchase blood and hair cards from the association website. There will be a grace pe riod through March so we can get the hang of this new process. Un til then, you can still send samples to the office if you feel the need. Just know that come April, additional fees are going to be incurred for samples sent to the office, as well as if samples are sent to the lab without appropriate paperwork, etc. We have all-new literature at braunvieh.org , which covers sample collecting and handling. DNA testing is on an uprise, and we are striv ing to be as efficient and cohesive with the lab as possible. Be on the lookout for new how-tos as well as a video walk through, which will cover all of this. BW

Starting in January 2024, breeders can send DNA samples for testing directly to the lab, rather than the BAA office.

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