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$116 Horse Hereditary Disease Test

Are you concerned that your horse might have inherited genetic diseases that limit their ability to perform or stay healthy? Genetic testing can make your life much easier! Horse Hereditary Disease testing can help you determine if your horse is at risk of developing a specific hereditary disease or if they possess any phenotypic traits of interest. Results for this test are emailed to you within 10 to 14 working days

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Why should you opt for this Horse DNA test?

Your horse could have one or more defective genes and yet show no outward signs of the problem. DNA genetic testing is the only way how you can discover whether a certain horse is a carrier of an inherited genetic disorder or not. Unfortunately, genetic conditions cause problems that may be mild and easily managed or so severe that the affected horse has to be euthanized. Hereditary Disease testing can make your life much easier since testing can establish your horse’s genetic susceptibility to 23 different genetic diseases and help you eliminate these diseases from the breed. By identifying the horse, or horses, carrying the defective gene, you can refrain from breeding them to avoid passing unwanted traits to their foals.

Hereditary Disease testing helps horse owners just like you to be confident that their animals will not develop specific hereditary diseases or possess phenotypic traits of interest. This test can also be used by veterinarians to help confirm or exclude diagnoses of diseases! Below find the full list of hereditary diseases tested.


Hereditary Disease Description Price

 ACAN Dwarfism (H118) Abnormal cartilage growth leading to skeletal problems and dwarfism. $396
 Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (H113) Infertility and external female genitalia in male horses. N/A
 Cerebellar Abiotrophy (H102) Ataxia due to the progressive death of brain cells responsible for movement. $116
 Congenital Myotonia (H109) Impaired movement due to muscle rigidity. $116
 Fragile Foal Syndrome (Warmblood) (H123) Connective tissue disorder leading to the death of the foal. $116
 Friesian Dwarfism (H119) Dwarfism in the Friesian breed with associated health problems. $116
 Glanzmann Thrombasthenia (H115) Equine coagulopathy (improper blood clotting). N/A
 Glycogen Storage Disease IV (H103) Energy deficiency in muscles and organs. N/A
 Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (H104) Skin detachment causing severe lesions and ulcerations. N/A
 Hoof Wall Separation Disease (H116) Separation of the Hoof and Hoofwall. $336
 Hydrocephalus (H117) Accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in a foal’s brain. N/A
 Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (H107) Temporary paralysis in Quarter Horses. N/A
 Immune-Mediated Myositis (H124) Immune-mediated muscle wasting often triggered by infections or vaccination. N/A
 Incontinentia Pigmenti (H114) Coat pattern with negative effects on skin, coat, teeth and eyes. N/A
 Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa 1 (H105) Skin blistering and ulcerations due to an improper connection between skin and underlying tissue. N/A
 Malignant Hyperthermia (H110) Fever, muscle rigidity and respiratory distress triggered by anaesthetics or other stress. $116
 Naked Foal Syndrome (H120) Lethal hairlessness in Akhal-Teke horses. $116
 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy Typ 1 (H128) Disorder of the sugar metabolism of the muscles causing muscle damage. $116
 Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (H111) Fatal infections due to a deficient immune system. $116
 Skeletal Atavism (H125) Abnormal bone growth in legs, resulting in dwarfism and leg deformities. £365
 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (H126) A malignant tissue formation (tumour) that develops from the superficial layers of the skin and mucous membranes. $116
 Foal Immunodeficiency Syndrome (H112) The nonfunctional immune system causes anaemia and early death in foals. $116

Sample Required and Turnaround Time

Horse Inherited Disease testing follows a sampling method that can be easily performed at home. All you have to do is collect and provide a hair sample from your horse. It is important to note that we do not provide a test kit for the Horse Hereditary Disease test. Please fill in the submission form HERE and follow the sample collection instructions to create your own testing kit. Once samples are received at the laboratory, your results will be sent to you via email within 10 to 14 working days.

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