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SNP genotyping (SNP chips, microarrays)

SNP chips enable the genome-wide parallel determination of up to hundreds of thousands of single-nucleotide polymorphism DNA sequence variants (SNPs) of a wide variety of samples. Such high-resolution DNA profiles can be used in parallel for parentage testing as well as for the genotyping of causal variants for genetic defects (such as spider lamb syndrome and microphthalmia) and functional traits (such as scrapie or Maedi-Visna resistance). In addition, genomic inbreeding coefficients of herds and effective population sizes can be estimated. These parameters are a further development of the assessment values determined from pedigree data for the risk level of a population or breed.
Taken together, this technological development opens up a portfolio of genome-based applications for routine SNP genotyping, which also represents a more cost-effective alternative to individual analyses when considered the amount of total information possible.

Important Documents

For the proper submission please follow the link:

pdfOrder form sheep

A guidance to accepted sample types can be found here:

pdfSample requirements guidance

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We prioritize your samples when needed — allowing you to reliably meet time-critical deadlines.

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We provide guidance on result interpretation — enabling you to make clear, well-founded follow-up decisions.

Agrobiogen GmbH
Larezhausen 3
86567 Hilgertshausen - Germany

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We are a testing laboratory accredited by DAkkS in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018. The accreditation applies to the test methods listed in the accreditation certificate as well as to the scope of accreditation for flexible test methods. The accreditation documents are also available at https://www.dakks.de/de/akkreditierte-stellen-suche.html. Please enter the registration number “D-PL-17830-02-00” in the search field.