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Post by legendrockranch on Sept 3, 2009 15:53:35 GMT -5
Hi All,
We just received 9 PHA test results from Igenity. I am please to say that all the animals were PHA free.
I also want to mention that there was an error on the report. They had an incorrect ADCA registration number for one of my animals. I checked the copies of everything I sent in to them to verify it wasn't an error I had made, which it wasn't.
So please when you received your reports check your registration numbers against the report to make sure they are correct.
My herd is now PHA & Chondro free...
Barb
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Post by copperhead on Sept 3, 2009 17:31:07 GMT -5
Thats good news for you, Barb, glad you caught the wrong ADCA #, things like that are important. I got all mine sent off, but haven't got the results yet, it sure does get costly after a while, but I guess it has to be done.
P.J.
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Post by rhonda on Sept 3, 2009 18:48:19 GMT -5
If you were going to start testing BUT could only do 1 at a time would you start with your bull or cows?? Rhonda
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Post by legendrockranch on Sept 3, 2009 20:50:31 GMT -5
I would start with your bull, than the oldest cows.
Barb
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Post by liz on Sept 6, 2009 15:50:43 GMT -5
Congrats Barb, I know what waiting for the results is like  Rhonda, I agree with Barb. Start with your bull and then the oldest cow of each family line in your herd. Don't forget that it is only those with at risk pedigrees, Priapus or Wheatear, no matter how far removed. Also don't forget to check the ADCA (and/or PDCA if you are a member) site for cows and bulls already tested and their status. Sometimes you might find that a cow or bull further up the line of your pedigree has already been tested and their status might make your testing, required or not. That's why it is great when people report their results publicly; what a tool for others! Liz |
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Post by rhonda on Sept 7, 2009 5:28:54 GMT -5
Thanks for input--I did get my test kit and will start with the bull. Rhonda
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Post by Gerry on Sept 19, 2009 17:54:18 GMT -5
are you-all mailing your results to the ADCA ? i only got one copy from Igenity
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Post by kansasdexters on Sept 19, 2009 18:10:17 GMT -5
Hi Gerry,
There is a place on the Igenity submission form for you to designate if you want to receive your test results by email or by mail, or both. You can check both boxes and they will email and mail you a copy of the test results. You can either forward the emailed test results or make a copy of the mailed test results for your file and send in the original mailed copy to the registry. You can also have Igenity send in your test results to the registry.
What's really nice about the Igenity reporting system is that you can setup an account at Igenity and actually access your test reports at any time, print copies of your test results, or email your test results. It's a great service and a much needed improvement over how these test results were handled by AgriGenomics.
Hope this helps,
Patti
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Post by Gerry on Sept 19, 2009 18:46:34 GMT -5
o ok thanks
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Post by copperhead on Sept 20, 2009 18:42:16 GMT -5
Gerry, I e-mailed Chuck Dagget and he said to send him the animals name and registration number and the results. the result paper you get from Igenity doesn't give much in the way of ID so I had to match mine up by the tatoo number, then I sent the results to to Chuck.
P.J.
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Post by legendrockranch on Dec 10, 2009 16:50:22 GMT -5
Well I might as well fill you in on all the happenings with my herd and the testing with Igenity.
My first post stated that all 9 of my animals tested PHAF (no asterisk) with Igenity. In November once I read there were problems with some of the test reports, I immediately called Igenity to find out what was going on. The next day I received an e-mail from them telling me 5 of the 9 animals we tested were NR or no results. Now this is OVER 2 MONTHS since my original results.
They suggested I resubmit new hair samples and that they would retest at no charge.
Well......we pulled more tail hair and sent it in. Received my results yesterday and my animals are PF/PFD (thankfully still) non-carriers of PHA.
While looking over the results, I noticed that ALL 5 animals had the same ADCA registration number. So once again I called them and had them make the corrections.
This is the fourth error we've encountered with our herd alone and Igentiy. Makes one wonder how reliable this lab is on all points.
Barb
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Post by Gerry on Dec 10, 2009 20:15:51 GMT -5
Hey Barb how can you tell on you results form if there is a problem with the test results ?
Mine say PHAF with no asterisk
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Post by legendrockranch on Dec 10, 2009 20:44:17 GMT -5
Hi Gerry, How are you doing?
I am copying & pasting a reply Patti made on another thread. It might help you some.
You could also call Igenity up and make sure the animals were tested correctly.
Barb
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Re: what to do when you get a positive PHA
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Hi Charles,
The company link to Igenity for PHA testing has been temporarily removed from the ADCA website while the Igenity reporting concerns are being addressed. The ADCA has formally contacted Igenity and given them 30 days to contact all the affected sample submitters, review all their Dexter PHA reports, and remedy the situation.
Reports from Igenity are still being accepted by the ADCA, but they are being carefully reviewed prior to entry of any test results into the registry. For its part, Igenity is retesting and rechecking any questionable results. Any Igenity test report that was issued in August, September, or October 2009 that reported an animal as being PHAF*, is automatically being rejected by the ADCA registry. The PHAF* designation was used briefly by Igenity (and not properly described in their "key" at the bottom of the report page) to designate animals that had tested "free" of the Shorthorn PHA mutation, but had no result (NR) for the Dexter PHA mutation. All of those samples need to be resubmitted and retested (which Igenity is doing at no cost to the sample submitter). This was the error that Dan found in the test report he received from Igenity in October 2009. He had some animals with PHAF designations and some with PHAF* designations on the same report -- that's when he called the lab to find out what the PHAF* meant, and all hell broke loose!
Patti
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Post by Gerry on Dec 10, 2009 21:25:19 GMT -5
Im doing good thanks , hope all is well on your end . I need to call you and catch up , Thanks for the info i will call them in the am .
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Post by copperhead on Dec 10, 2009 22:41:24 GMT -5
Holy CRAP, does this mean that all the ones I have with PHAF have to be re-tested??? Right now, I feel like if the ADCA wants testing they should furnish it, I'm really getting tired of being dragged around by the checkbook !!!!!
P.J.
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Rhonda, I agree with Barb. Start with your bull and then the oldest cow of each family line in your herd. Don't forget that it is only those with at risk pedigrees, Priapus or Wheatear, no matter how far removed. Also don't forget to check the ADCA (and/or PDCA if you are a member) site for cows and bulls already tested and their status. Sometimes you might find that a cow or bull further up the line of your pedigree has already been tested and their status might make your testing, required or not. That's why it is great when people report their results publicly; what a tool for others! Liz