The key to efficiently collecting DNA samples is a set of robust, repeatable processes.
Sample collection
Totogen has developed its own DNA collection kit, comprising the TotoPunch (an ear punch, designed by Tototgen to be robust and simple to use) and bar-coded collection tube (TSU) that fixes to the punch. It has proven itself in the field to deliver excellent results at a fraction of the cost of other solutions (the tube itself is around 25% of the cost of alternatives and uses one third as much plastic).
Each sample tube has its own barcode. You may need to move the punch from side to side if it doesn't immediately beep.
The barcode on the TSU needs to be matched with an identifier for the animal - a visual or RFID tag.
If you are not already using a scanning wand and associated soft/hardware, we can provide a simple way to do this using OrcaScan, an app (for mobile or tablet) that will upload the Totogen barcode plus your animal identifier to the cloud (for us to download directly to our systems). The video below gives an overview of this in action.
