In the USA:

Send 30-40 hair samples per horse with follicle attached, inside a separate envelope or plastic baggie per horse, correctly identified, all placed in one package to Cecilia Penedo at:
Cecilia Penedo Horse Research - CA Veterinary Genetics Laboratory University of California One Shields Avenue (use this for regular airmail postal service)
980 Old Davis Road (use this for FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc) Davis, CA 95616-8744
Send an email to her at
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with the registered name, number and parentage and request that Dr. Penedo analyse the possibility of CA carrier lines in your arabian(s) and that hair follicle samples are being sent. If you have a link to AllBreed for your horse(s) that does speed things up a bit. You can copy and paste the links to the pedigrees into your email for each horse.
If your horse/foal is a family member or related to a known or suspected CA Carrier ( N/CA),or an affected individual ( CA/CA) please specify.
If you cannot access the VGL site for payment of $50 per sample per horse, contact:
Sabine Nooteboom Staff Research Associate - Supervisor Sample Receiving Veterinary Genetics Laboratory U C Davis Telephone: (530) 752-9333 Fax: (530) 752-3556
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UC Davis forms to use for credit card payments, submission forms and if necessary an Import Form are available for downloading at the VGL website: http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/horse.php
The US IMPORT form is required for all packages containing hair samples arriving from outside the United States of America. One IMPORT FORM is valid per package and covers all sample contents. It must be attached to the outside of the package for easy access by US Customs. Request a current IMPORT FORM if not available on site.
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Vetgen now offers CA testing and a combined CA/SCID test. They are still high priced on the SCID @$140 per horse but their CA testing is interesting: http://www.vetgen.com/documents/order-form-equine.pdf $50 per horse ( just the same as VGL at UC Davis) $42.50 each for 2 to 7 horses $35.00 each for 8 horses or more. http://www.vetgen.com/WebOrdering.aspx
VetGen 3728 Plaza Drive, Suite 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108 USA
Phone: 734.669.8440 Toll Free: 800.483.8436 (US & Canada) Fax: 734.669.8441
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Testing for SCID and CA is also available at F.O.A.L. Go to the Test Kits & Forms page: http://www.foal.org/Test-Kits---Forms.html SCID Kits @ $99.00 each horse Combination SCID and CA Kits: SCID @ $99.00 / CA @ $42.50 = Total $141.50 F.O.A.L. only offers CA testing if combined with a SCID test. http://www.foal.org/SCID_CA_KitOrder.pdf Questions can be also answered by email to:
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In the Netherlands:

"Van Haeringen Laboratorium"
The Direct CA mutationtest is now running locally reducing prices drastically.

Click HERE for the information flyer
The test can be done on hair roots or blood. Please send in the material and a sample submission form, which you can print out from our website. ("Genetic properties') If you cannot print them please let us know and we will send some sample submission forms by post. You do not need an import permit within the European Union. Link/info: http://www.vhlgenetics.com/vhl/webtable.php?dsrt=paard
Dr. Van Haeringen Laboratorium BV P.O. Box 408 6700 AK Wageningen Netherlands Tel +31 317 416 402 Fax +31 317 426 117 http://www.vhlgenetics.com/vhl/index.php?lang=uk
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In Germany:

CAG GmbH – Center for Animal Genetics in Tuebingen, Germany.
We do genetic testing in horses, dogs, and cats, as well as original research into simple and complex diseases and traits in these species. Our current list price for a CA test is currently €35 + VAT, but we have special prices for breeders and breed clubs. In addition, we offer “combo packs” with other tests, and have discounts for orders with multiple samples or tests. We normally request 20-40 hairs with roots for our testing but naturally also accept blood. Order forms, and more information on sampling and ordering, can be found on our website, www.pferde-genetic.de (also available in English).
Our contact information is:
CAG GmbH – Center for Animal Genetics Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 23 D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Tel: +49 7071 565 44 850 Fax: +49 7071 565 44 56
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www.pferde-genetic.de Scientific Lead: Melissa L. Cox, PhD

GENE CONTROL GmbH , Grub,
Offers the CA test in cooperation with the University of California, Davis. http://www.genecontrol.de/main.html Contact Info: Dr. Ingolf Ruß GeneControl GmbH Senator-Gerauer-Str.23 85586 Grub (Germany)
Tel: 089 / 9 44 19 69-0 Fax: 089 / 9 44 19 69-501 e-mail:
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The price for a CA Test is currently 50€ - EUR plus VAT per sample. GeneControl GmbH (Germany) is the laboratory used by the Swiss Studbook for parentage verification and Genetic Testing, including the CA test in cooperation with the University of California, Davis
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DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS - HANOVER
Contact Info: Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover z.Hd. Prof. Dr. Ottmar Distl Bünteweg 17p 30559 Hannover (Germany) Tel.: 0511/953-8875; Fax: 0511/953-8582 E-Mail:
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Test form:
Für den Gentest werden von uns vorzugsweise EDTA-Blut bzw. ansonsten Haarwurzeln des zu testenden Pferdes benötigt. (For the gene test we preferably receive EDTA-Blood and/or otherwise Hair-Roots of the horse to be tested are required)
Price is € 50,- (Test is developed and done in house and differs from the one used most commonly at UC Davis)
In Belgium:

PROGENUS Laboratory Dr DUTERME, Olivier - Scientific researcher PROGENUS s.a. Gembloux - Belgium
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http://www.progenus.be/index.php?lang=english
Now offers the CA test in cooperation with the University of California, Davis
In the UK:

LABOKLIN GmbH & Co, KG (UK) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UK) 61 Mouldsworth Ave., Manchester M20 1GG – UK Tel. 0161 282 3066 Fax: 0870 160 6981 Email:
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Web: http://www.laboklin.co.uk
Now offers the CA test in cooperation with the University of California, Davis
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UK & European Enquiries/Sample Submission
Animal Genetics UK, PO BOX 107, Truro, Cornwall, England. TR1 2YR. Tel/Fax: 01872-262737. E-mail:
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Website: www.horsedna.co.uk
For sample submission information, please see the Animal Genetics website Order Forms page
In France:
Véto-Pharma
STEIL, Jean Claude Département Génétique Animale Directeur des Ventes et Marketin
Véto-Pharma 14, avenue du Québec ZA de Courtaboeuf BP 617 F 91 140 VILLEBON SUR YVETTE
Tél: 33 (0)1 69 18 84 80 Fax: 33 (0)1 69 28 12 93 Port: 33 (0)6 72 72 68 51 Email:
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Website: http://scid-psar.site.voila.fr/page2.html CA Testing under licence from PROGENUS (Belgium) and offers the CA test in cooperation with the University of California, Davis.
LFS testing in Australia:
For those Australian breeders here we finally have the great news that the LFS test is now available in Sydney from the NSW Department of Primary Industry at Menangle. Details are:
Brendon O'Rourke, Molecular Diagnostic and Genetics Unit State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute Postal: PMB 4008 Narellan 2567 Courier: Woodbridge Rd Menangle NSW 2568
ph: (office) +61 2 4640 6474 ph: (lab) +61 2 4640 6417 fax: +61 2 4640 6300 email: brendon.o'
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Click HERE for test documents
The University of Brisbane is also understood to be about to offer the test- details coming soon!
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