DNA & Diversity Info

DNA  &  Diversity  Project  is about  to  graduate  into  an  ‘on the ground’ AMBA  Program!

Starting  with  issues  that  breeders  have  in  finding  purebred  stock,  the  next  issue 

breeders  face is  in  finding  unrelated purebred  stock.   

Completion of the Census Form is the connection between your hog’s

individual  blood  sample  DNA  test and identifiable characteristics.

Once  we  provide  the  Census  information  to  our  expert  advisor,  his  team  will  create  our  unique  algorithm.  

Sample  cards  with  instructions  will  be  mailed  out,  (after  all  Census  forms  received  and  system program set up)  and  must  be  returned to  have  Census  data (stock  characteristics)  and  DNA  testing results  analyzed.  

Results  will  be  mailed  to the breeder/owner, but more importantly, the results will  also  be  submitted to Registry and  updated  in  our Herd Book.

                                                                                                                                 9/22/2022

A  new  development  in  the  DNA  collecting  and  verification  procedure  is  currently  being  studied  and  will  be  announced  after  the  new  Board  meets  with  our  technical  advisor.

To  reduce  the  risk or  possibility  of  DNA  test results and  Certificate  of  Registry papers  being  ‘sold’  with untested,  unqualified  pigs and  their  records, the  Board  has  taken  several  steps  to  ensure  the  pig  you  buy  matches  the  pig  on  your papers.

The Board  voted  in  January  of  2022  to  require  ear  tag/notch  photos  of  the  animal  being  registered  (full  face  photo),  as  well  as  body  shot  and  four  feet  pictures.    The  ear  tag  or  notch  must  be  recorded  on  their  paperwork  at  the  time  of  registration.

A  recent  development is  an  ear  DNA  sample   collection  and  tag system  that  offers  numbered  samples that  directly  connect  to  the  actual  animal  tested.   

We  have  not been  able  to  fully  research  or  test  this,  but  that  gives  us  more  accountability  and  credibility in  our work.

                                                                                                                   1/19/2023/gc

Video, tool purchase information and instructions will be updated soon.

Once compiled, we will list the reasons for the push for DNA testing of our Herd Book and unknown (to AMBA) Mulies.

Gleaning questions from multiple sources isn’t easy when our internet doesn’t exist and Verizon (& spy balloons?) seem to eat up all our upload gbs … we save everything, so this will be coming, too.

Issues that we have faced in using the honor system, was typical for most all animal registries for decades, and the things we are trying to correct.