This page contains the current accredited laboratories for parentage verification in cattle by SNPs and STRs.
The page containing the instructions to grant the ICAR accreditation is available here
The Secretariat reminds that the ICAR accreditation is valid for two years
Laboratories accredited in 2022 (December). The accreditation by “SNP based genotyping” and “STR based parentage testing” in cattle is valid until December 2024 if not differently indicated
| Type of accreditation (accreditation is valid until December 2024) |
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| Laboratory name | Headquarters | Contact person and email | Accreditation for SNP-based genotyping in cattle | Accreditation for STR-based parentage verification in cattle |
| Aveyron Labo | France | Francesca Rovetto | Accredited only up to Dec. 2023 | Accredited only up to Dec. 2023 |
| Breeding Services of the Slovak Republic | Slovak Rep. | Monika Feckova | Accredited | |
| Czech-Moravian Breeders’ Corporation | Czech Rep. | Michaela Přibáňová | Accredited | Accredited |
| National Research Institute of Animal Production – Laboratory of Genomics | Poland | Katarzyna Ropka-Molik | Accredited only up to Dec. 2023 | |
| Neogen | USA | Jiansheng Qiu | Accredited | Accredited |
| Terana Nievre | France | Chantal Audeval | Accredited | |
| Weatherbys | Ireland | Nick Beaumont | Accredited | |
Laboratories accredited in 2021 (December). The accreditation by “SNP based genotyping” and “STR based parentage testing” in cattle is valid until December 2023 if not differently indicated
| Type of accreditation (accreditation is valid until December 2023) |
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| Laboratory name | Headquarters | Contact person and email | Accreditation for SNP-based genotyping in cattle | Accreditation for STR-based parentage verification in cattle |
| AGRANIS | France | Florent Perrin | Accredited | |
| Certagen | Germany | Jürgen Weber | Accredited | |
| Dr. van Haeringen Laboratorium B.V | The Netherlands | Inge Heessen | Accredited | Accredited |
| GeneControl GmbH | Germany | Doris Seichter | Accredited | Accredited |
| Genes Diffusion/GDbiotech | France | Pierre Bouvelle | Accredited | |
| Genetic Vision | USA | Christy Neis | Accredited | |
| IFN Schönow GmbH | Germany | Asja Wagener | Accredited | Accredited |
| Laboratory of Molecular Genetics | Poland | Anna Radko | Accredited | |
| Livestock Improvement Association of Japan | Japan | Yoshiyuki Miyazaki | Accredited | Accredited |
| Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Farmers | Poland | Dariusz Kamola | Accredited | |
| Progenus | Belgium | Thomas Valérie | Accredited | |
| Tierärztliches Institut Uni Göttingen | Germany | Bertram Brening | Accredited | Accredited |
| Servicio De Genética – Facultad De Veterinaria– Universidad Complutense Madrid | Spain | Susana Dunner | Accredited | |
| Xenética Fontao S.A. | Spain | Javier López Viana | Accredited | |
