Has anyone used VetGen in the USA for tests rather than Laboklin in the UK - if you are from the UK that is.
They seem a bit cheaper (VetGen that is). These are for 'extra' health tests to the tests required and recorded by the KC plus a genetic colour test.
Thanks

You may also want to consider MydogDNA as they charge one price for all the tests they offer, 99Euro's plus 8Euros for the test kit, woks out about £80) and your dog gets tested for everything even those things not as yet known to be within a breed.

Look up your breed here:  https://www.mydogdna.com/crm/index.html#en/breeds/519248a83cd390a05200016f/golden_retrieverand see if they offer all relevant tests as some tests are patented by a given lab (like prcd-PRA by Optigen)

Guessing your breed is a cocker so you will need to get FN and prcd-PRA (if not hereditary clear) done with Optigen license holders

MydogDNA offer https://www.mydogdna.com/crm/index.html#en/breeds/519248a83cd390a052000168/english_cockerspaniel

Hereditary Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency Blood Disorders Autosomal Recessive Mild

Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) Pharmacogenetics (not breed specific found in  all breeds) Autosomal Dominant Moderate

> You may also want to consider MydogDNA as they charge one price for all the tests they offer, 99Euro's plus 8Euros for the test kit, woks out about £80) and your dog gets tested for everything even those things not as yet known to be within a breed.

Think I'll check them out sound good. Have you used them Barbara?

> Have you used them Barbara?

Yes as it was Helsinki university that finally found the gene for Glaucoma in the breed.

They already had a breed specific Dwarfism test (not much of a concern for the UK, and in any event all pups bred in UK go for pets, and the form of dwarfism only gave short legs).

They were able to add a less common (early onset) form of PRA known in the breed.  So three known breed specific for less than the cost for prcd alone.

Once we started testing we discovered a previously unknown gene mutation in the breed for Von Willebrands Type II, original6y thought to be confined to German Pointers, then found in Pointers and Rough and Smooth collies.

Since it was found in my breed it has also shown up in Old English, Lagottas, so probably much wider spread, but of low enough incidence to not yet be noticed.

This is the beauty of Panel testing, mutations can be picked up before they b3ecoem common in a breed and careful; breeding can eliminate pr9oduceing affecteds and keep carriers low or eliminate them eventually.

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Sonia Pugs says: Use animal genetics in Cornwall for colour coat test why use as USA company

Lynn Camden says:  Definitely Laboklin for everything except for the German Shepherd Haemophilia A test. Idexx is used for the GSD Haemo test purely because they submit all the results to the GSD breed Council.

It's not for my cockers actually, lol, I use Idexx and Optigen for their tests as then KC will record/publish them.
This is for my standard poodles and it's for tests the KC does not record/publish like DM. I'll have a look at that full test panel though, sounds worth it to get everything done.
Thanks everyone

It only needs the breed clubs to ask KC to make a given labs tests official for listing.