Gene Banking
Gene banking is simply the preservation of an animal’s genes in liquid nitrogen, where they will remain available for future use. All that’s required is a small biopsy sample that you or your veterinarian provide.
By gene banking your most valuable animals, you protect your investment, and preserve the option to multiply that investment later through cloning (learn more about the benefits of cloning). If you lose an animal to injury or disease, or you geld a colt that later proves to have valuable reproductive potential, gene banking is sound insurance.
When you order our CryoSure™ service, our scientists culture your animal’s cells before cryopreserving them, to confirm that the cells are viable and that you will have the option to clone the animal whenever you’re ready. ViaGen will contact you about four weeks after receiving the biopsy sample, to tell you whether the cells are viable. Only rarely does a biopsy sample fail to yield viable cells, but CryoSure™ gives you peace of mind.
CryoSure™ Gene Banking Price
The price to gene bank an animal at ViaGen is $1500. The annual storage fee is $150 per animal gene banked, and is waived for the remainder of the calendar year in which the gene banking occurred. ViaGen accepts these major credit cards:
ViaGen is happy to gene bank any non-primate mammal, though we only offer commercial cloning services for cattle, horses, and pigs.
ViaGen gene banks pets too! More info here.
Success Stories
Read some of the success stories of people who have used ViaGen’s services, including satisfied food animal producers, purebred seed stock producers, entertainment livestock producers, and horse owners.
We invite you to contact us to learn more or to place an order.