IHFA Spring Journal 2017

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PAGES Attention to Detail - DNA is Absolute How to correctly take a hair sample for testing and avoid recalls and additional charges Step 1

Step 1 - At the swish of the tall carefully part the hairs in a spread-out format Step 2 - Pluck the cleanest dry hairs - a small few at a time taking care to ensure you have a good profile of hair roots.

Step 2

Step 3 - Ensure you have good quality roots collected. DNA is held in the root. The success of the lab test reflects on the quality of your sample Finally - Check that the tag number of the calf corresponds to the IE No. on the hair card / DNA bag

Step 3

Note: Hairs extracted from other parts of the coat will result in a poor DNA sample! 12


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