VetGen - The leader in veterinary genetic disease research and genetic disease detection services for purebred animals

Breeds Serviced

  • American Cocker Spaniel
  • American Staffordshire Terrier
  • Australian Labradoodle
  • Australian Shepherd
  • Barbet
  • Basset Hound
  • Beagle
  • Biewer
  • Border Collie
  • Border Terrier
  • Boxer
  • Bulldog
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Chihuahua
  • Chinese Shar-pei
  • Dachshund - Miniature Longhaired
  • Dachshund - Miniature Smooth
  • Dachshund - Miniature Wirehaired
  • Dachshund - Standard Longhaired
  • Dachshund - Standard Smooth
  • Dachshund - Standard Wirehaired
  • English Bulldog
  • English Cocker Spaniel
  • Field Spaniel
  • French Bulldog
  • German Longhaired Pointer
  • German Shepherd Dog
  • German Shorthaired Pointer
  • German Wirehaired Pointer
  • Goldendoodle
  • Great Dane
  • Havana Silk Dog
  • Havanese
  • Irish Setter
  • Labradoodle
  • Lhasa Apso
  • Mastiff
  • Miniature Schnauzer
  • Most Breeds
  • Newfoundland
  • Olde English Bulldog
  • Pointer
  • Pomeranian
  • Poodle (Miniature)
  • Poodle (Standard)
  • Poodle (Toy)
  • Portuguese Podengo Pequenos
  • Portuguese Water Dog
  • Pug
  • Saint Bernard
  • Shar Pei
  • Shetland Sheepdog
  • Shih Tzu
  • South African Mastiff (Boerboel)
  • Whippet
  • Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
  • Yorkshire Terrier

S Locus-testing for particolor, piebald, and extreme white

The S locus is responsible for the appearance of true white, non-pigmented areas in the coat. These can occur in a number of different patterns including piebald, Irish-spotting, pseudo-Irish, and solid, or nearly solid white.

A number of mutations have been identified in the gene at the S locus, and there relationship to one another is not completely understood, so complete S-locus testing is not possible.

We do offer testing for the "sp" version of the gene that causes piebald, particolor, flowered, Blenheim, landseer, and extreme white.