DNA collection methods
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Deer Park, Alabama
I have not used them. If you can get your hands on the deer a couple of hairs from the root of the tale is all you need.
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Deer Park, Alabama
Just call the registry you want to use and they will inform you of the requirements but basically put them in a paper envelope with the deers information and mail them to them.
Joined Oct 2009
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upstate ny
I know of guys that have used the darts and say they work great. Just thump then with the dart and it grabs and bounces off!!!! Send the dart to the lab with deer info and your all set!!
Joined May 2009
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Chillicothe, Missouri
Be sure that there is a..............
Tissue Sample in side of the barbed end of the dart sometimes they bounce off and don't get a sample. After you do get one,unscrew the metal tip place it in a small canister COMPLETELY full of rubbing alchohol tape the canister up from top to bottom so it won't leak and put it into a padded envelope and mail it in with all your information and credit card info and.....................TA.....DAH!!!!!!!
Tissue Sample in side of the barbed end of the dart sometimes they bounce off and don't get a sample. After you do get one,unscrew the metal tip place it in a small canister COMPLETELY full of rubbing alchohol tape the canister up from top to bottom so it won't leak and put it into a padded envelope and mail it in with all your information and credit card info and.....................TA.....DAH!!!!!!!
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Chillicothe, Missouri
You are collecting a fresh tissue sample to be sent in in order to keep it fresh for testing you place that sample in the alcohol to ship it in.
You can dry the sample out in the oven as well. Just till the moisture is gone, then place it in a paper envelope. Then you don't have to use alcohol which has a tendency to leak out anyway causing the sample to rot halfway here. It also saves you the trouble of shipping 'dangerous goods' since alcohol is flammable.
This is the method we always recommend.
Renee
Wildlife Genetics International
This is the method we always recommend.
Renee
Wildlife Genetics International
How about drawing blood and sending that in. That was what I had plan's to do. I have to put every animal I own down in march for TB / BC test and was going to have the vet draw blood on all animal's that I have that have not been dna'ed yet. On my fawn's I will pull hair at birth when tagging and giving shot's.
Hello, I just wanted to share that while attending OSU farmed deer program last fall I had the opportunity to listen to Dr Brandt Cassidy (laboratory director of DNA Solutions) on collecting DNA samples. He gave examples of collection methods:
-Hair sample (must contain roots) in a paper envelop
-Antler core sample (drilled from hard antler) in a plastic Ziploc bag
-fresh tissue kept cold/frozen or in 70% alcohol
-Semen straws can be used but must contain semen or cotten plug
I guess you can get DNA from all cells including cells of mucle, bone, White blood cells, skin cells, hair roots, and teeth.
Myself I collected hair samples becuase they were easy to get, easy to store,and easy to ship. Also, I kept an extra hair sample in each deers file for future reference. That may be easier for you than messing with blood, Since they will be down anyway.
Hope this helps and have a great day!
-Hair sample (must contain roots) in a paper envelop
-Antler core sample (drilled from hard antler) in a plastic Ziploc bag
-fresh tissue kept cold/frozen or in 70% alcohol
-Semen straws can be used but must contain semen or cotten plug
I guess you can get DNA from all cells including cells of mucle, bone, White blood cells, skin cells, hair roots, and teeth.
Myself I collected hair samples becuase they were easy to get, easy to store,and easy to ship. Also, I kept an extra hair sample in each deers file for future reference. That may be easier for you than messing with blood, Since they will be down anyway.
Hope this helps and have a great day!
That is correct Troy, hair is the easiest to collect, ship and store. That is the way I would go if I had the option.
If you have a blood sample you would like to use, rather than shipping a vial of blood just dip or rub a cotton swab in the blood let it dry and place it in a paper envelope.
Renee
Wildlife Genetics International
If you have a blood sample you would like to use, rather than shipping a vial of blood just dip or rub a cotton swab in the blood let it dry and place it in a paper envelope.
Renee
Wildlife Genetics International