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    • Why?
    • How?
    • Join the PMJS Waiting List
  • Purebred Herd Book
    • View Waiting List
  • New Registration
    • Go 4 the Gold!
    • Advisory Board
    • Policies
  • Membership
    • Services Menu
    • New Membership
    • Member Directory
    • Member Newsletter
  • Resources
    • Breed Standard
    • How to Measure
    • Find an AI Tech
    • Herd Codes
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Types of Testing

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DNA Traits Testing

DNA testing can tell you what genes your cows carry and pass on to their offspring.  These tests can be for horned status, coat color, A2 genotype, Milk Proteins, verify parentage and genetic defects like PHA, JH1, PCS, Freemartin and Chondroplasia/Dwarfism/Bulldog. 

Testing Facilities:
​​UC Davis Veteranary Genetics Lab
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Texas A & M
UC Davis
Texas A&M

Genomics Testing

Genomics are a deeper look into DNA using prediction algorithms.  The information obtained can be helpful in selecting the best calves from your herd without having to feed them out for two years to see how they mature.  Some of the tests tell Breed Based Representation (BBR), Maternal Traits, Performance Traits, Carcass Traits, Fertility, Somatic Cell Score, Dairy Form, Milk Yield, and more.

Testing Facilities:
​NeoGen Igenity
PMJS - Open Herd Book Registry accepting applications with BBR for Purebred Mini Jersey Society Registry of Miniature Jersey Dairy Cows.  PurebredMiniJerseys.com
Cow & Heifer SELECT Test
Bull "BASIC" Test
More about BBR

Disease Testing​

Cattle can contract diseases that cause their productive life to to end prematurely with the loss of fertility and years off their life.  These diseases spread through a herd and cause a significant loss of income.  A few diseases that you or your vet can check for are BLV, BVD, Johne's, TB, Brucellosis, Neospora, and strains of Mastitis.

Testing Facilities:
​Animal Profiling International
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Texas A & M
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WADDL
API Lab
Texas A&M
WADDL
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