Thank you for your interest in the services of Gendika. For parentage testing we need plucked feathers from the breast of the pigeons. You can send the feathers to our laboratory in bags/envelopes (one bag/envelope per pigeon of course) with the ring number on it. The results of the DNA tests will be stored in your database at Gendika, so in future you can use the results of your breeders again to test parentage of new youngsters.
The costs are:
DNA profile without sex determination:
- 1-10 pigeons in one order: 35 euro excl VAT per pigeon
- More than 10 pigeons in one order: 30 euro excl VAT per pigeon
DNA profile with sex determination:
- 1-10 pigeons in one order: 45 euro excl VAT per pigeon
- More than 10 pigeons in one order: 40 euro excl VAT per pigeon
(So for instance: one youngster with sex determination, plus the father, plus the mother will cost 45 + 35 + 35 = 115 euro excl VAT)
The address of our laboratory is:
GENDIKA BV
Van Beresteijnstraat 22B
9641 AB Veendam
The Netherlands
Please enclose a letter with your order in which you indicate which parentage you would like to have checked.
Best regards,