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Title: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on February 28, 2012, 02:21:42 pm I did not know that your DNA can tell you if you are a male or female? what is the process that the bird has to go through to be DNA tested? thank you!!
*EDIT*** wow! that would have been really bad if anyone saw the typo i made!! Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: patti3birds on February 28, 2012, 03:06:28 pm Their sexual organs are on the inside...so Blood work is done by cutting a nail a little shorter and sending it off to a lab.
Others can be more technical with their answers. :smokinjoe: Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on February 28, 2012, 03:26:13 pm oh thats cool! thank you for that
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: Sondra on February 28, 2012, 03:33:20 pm You can also pluck a feather to send out to be DNA sexed.
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on February 28, 2012, 03:37:05 pm oh i see. around how expensive is that?
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: grey782163 on February 28, 2012, 03:45:06 pm Cost is around $30 per bird. Your avian vet can give you more info. With the blood sample, they can also test for a host of diseases that feather sexing doesn't produce.
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on February 28, 2012, 03:53:52 pm oh im new here, and am currently birdless :( i was just wondering. thank you thought it is good to know. i actually want to be an avian vet!
how old does a bird have to be in order to get DNA tested? Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: grey782163 on February 28, 2012, 04:12:41 pm They can be sexed as soon as they hatch. One method involves the eggshell, then there is the blood sample, the feather method requires waiting until the baby has feathers.
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on February 28, 2012, 04:20:48 pm oh thats cool. so the second i get my first bird (after it is weaned of course!!) i can get it sexed? thats a good thing, i would love to know what gender it is early....
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: wishforabird on March 01, 2012, 05:36:27 pm DO IT! it will help you know what to expect personality wise, hormone wise, and to know if you need to watch for eggbinding! (females need slightly different foods to get what they need)
they take a small sample of blood at the vet or it can be done by overclipping a toenail.. for my bird, he was getting his polyoma shot anyway, so she took a quick sample. in DNA animals (including humans) either have an XY or XX set of chrmomosomes, XY is male, X is female, they can look under the microscope and see them, cool huh? every CELL in your body has a COMPLETE set of your DNA, so that is why they can get a DNA profile of a criminal from one hair! :bugeye: I am a serious science/history geek so I love this stuff. the DNA test is worth the money and you don't have to put your bird through surgical sexing, which is outdated and can be barbaric. grab a Bird Talk magazine and in the back they have companies who offer DNA testing, some labs are better than others. Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on March 02, 2012, 05:50:56 am Oh, i didnt know that every cell have XY chromisones, i thought reproductive cells only had it. Im a science nerd too! I have an A in field biology. Thanks for the info btw.
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: wishforabird on March 02, 2012, 08:32:47 am no, every set of DNA has all the blueprints for a new you , lol YOu have 26 pairs of chromosomes in each strand of DNA. there is one set of chromosomes that determines gender, and it is either XY or XX. neat huh?
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on March 02, 2012, 10:20:54 am Yeah it is! I totally forgot about that stuff. Thanks for the reminder. Im addicted to this forum now its pretty bad, when im not on it im either reading, eating, or bored. I go on it in school on my phone too, which im doing now
anyways, i requested parrots for dummies :) Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: wishforabird on March 02, 2012, 10:41:53 am parrots for dummies is an EXCELLENT book, I wish tehy didn't have those titles becasue it is a lot of info that dummies could not handle.. I guess because they don't have it in latin or vetspeak they consider it dummies?? I dunno, it is an EXCELLENT resourse to cut your teeth on and then use as a reference! you will find yourself giving advice in the pet stores to stumped bird newbies lol!!!
in school w./ your phone? lol naughty!!! reading or sleeping, why? when you re bored, this is a great cure! Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on March 02, 2012, 01:27:40 pm Thats what im saying basically, if im not on the sight, then i am bored lol. I love it here already way better than the othrer place. I love it how everyones like one big happy family i respect you all for that.
I have a free period every day so i go to the all purpose room and read and use my phone. They dont care if you use a phone there. I cannot wait for that book. Also, when i get back to vegas ditty is going to hook me up with some people where i can handle anywhere from small keets to big macaws! I cant wait till june! Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: Ditty on March 02, 2012, 10:05:24 pm actually Mikey the people I am gonna set you up with meeting for the bird group are both members here but have not been here in a while. :wink1:
Title: Re: How does DNA testing work? Post by: YoshiMike13 on March 03, 2012, 08:58:01 am Oh ok than. Thats cool. If they ever come back i could meet them here
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