Backbone Ranch
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*************":3pjc1255 said:With Angus Assoc dna tests, a simple blood sample from the tail on a test strip and you would know pretty fast the parentage, given the dam and sire are both tested. Not sure if you can do this with your breed, but I'm sure Zoetis probably has a test out there for you. Is the AI sire you used DNA tested?
Yes both of the bulls were DNA tested, and so Igenity was able to match this calf to the sire that they had on file. In order to be used as an AI sire, the Murray Grey Association requires that the bull have a DNA profile on file with the association. I am not sure that it is required for all associations, but it is pretty convenient to get an AI sire's DNA profile sent to the association. That way, other breeders will not have to sacrifice their straws for testing, and if there is a question regarding parentage, the association has a hard copy of the DNA profile.