Igenity® Angus Gold
SKU No. 17 | Catalog No.
Igenity Angus Gold includes 15 maternal, performance, and carcass traits plus parentage. With Igenity, you can:
- Rank and select elite Angus influenced replacement heifers with improved maternal performance while producing high-end feeder calves
- Verify parentage for a productive, efficient bull battery
- Leverage the Igenity Beef Dashboard and custom index tool to select replacements that best fit your operation’s production and marketing goals
$32.00 each
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Tenderness/Leptin
Product designed to help commercial producers select cattle with the genetic potential for tender meat.
Learn MoreTibial Hemimelia (TH)
Affected animals are born with severe deformities including twisted rear legs with fused joints, large abdominal hernias and/or skull deformities.
Learn MoreOculocutaneous Hypopigmentation (OH)
Affected animals are known to have eyes with irises that are pale blue around the pupil.
Learn MoreNeuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH)
More commonly known as "waterhead", affected animals are born dead with an extremely large head with little or no brain material or spinal cord.
Learn MoreOsteopetrosis (OS)
Also known as “marble bone”, affected animals phenotypically possess a short lower jaw and impacted molars as well as elongated, fragile bones that are easily broken.
Learn MorePulmonary Hypoplasia Anasarca (PHA)
Affected animals are stillborn due to underdeveloped lungs and swelling caused by excessive fluid retention.
Learn MoreMyostatin (MYO)
Most commonly referred to as “double muscling”. Possible variants tested include C313Y, nt419, E226X, nt821, E291X, Q204X, D182N, F94L, and S105C.
Learn MoreAlpha Mannosidosis (MA)
Affected animals develop poor coordination and an aggressive disposition when disturbed.
Learn MoreSeekSire™ Parentage
SeekSire™ parentage testing compares DNA markers from bulls (or cows) with DNA from calves to verify the calves’ parentage.
Learn MoreHorned/Polled (HP)
Genomic test to determine an animal's carrier status for the horned gene.
Learn MoreHypotrichosis (HY)
Also known as "hairlessness", affected animals have partial or total hair loss.
Learn MoreIdiopathic Epilepsy (IE)
Also referred to as “shaker calf”, affected animals are prone to seizures.
Learn MoreDevelopmental Duplication (DD)
Affected animals are born with all, or part of, an extra limb.
Learn MoreChondrodysplasia (CHO)
"Bulldog" calves, the lethal form, are stillborn. Dwarfism of the Dexter breed resulting in shortened legs.
Learn MoreContractural Arachnodactyly (CA)
Also known as “fawn calf”, CA results in an abnormality of skeletal development in Angus cattle.
Learn MoreArthrogryposis Multiplex (AM)
Known as "curly calf", affected animals (those with two copies of the recessive allele) are stillborn and have a twisted or curved spine and extended and contracted limbs.
Learn MoreBovine Viral Diarrhea Virus - Persistently Infected (BVDV-PI)
Neogen® offers fast and accurate testing for the detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV).
Coat Color Dilutor (DL)
This dilution gene causes black coat color to be gray and red coat color to be yellow.
Learn MoreDigital Subluxation (DS)
Affected animals are known to have malformation of the rear pastern or pasterns.
Learn MoreDun Coat Color (DN)
This dilution gene causes black coat color to be diluted to shades of dark brown to golden. Red pigment is not diluted by this mutation.
Learn More| Specifications | ||
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| Brand | Igenity® | |
| Breeds Supported | Angus – 75% or greater | |
| Species | Bovine, Beef | |
| Result Type | Igenity Scores | |
| Profile Detail | Igenity Angus Gold reports 15 key maternal, performance, and carcass traits similar to those reported by the American Angus Association. This profile also includes a production index for multi trait selection and parentage. | |
| Data Results | Igenity Beef Dashboard, Igenity Angus Gold Report | |
| Submission Information | Animal ID and a Sample Barcode are required information for each sample submitted. | |
| Genetic Conditions | Coat Color, Horned/Polled (HP), BVDV, BCHF Breeding Rank | |
| Turnaround Time | 3 to 4 weeks | |
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