Avian Sexing

Avian sexing plays an important role in understanding behavior, evolution, ecology, genetics, and breeding.

DNA based avian sexing has an accuracy rate greater than 99.9 %. This method of sexing has become the method of choice for bird owners worldwide.

MBG accepts a variety of sample types (feathers, egg shells, tissues, blood etc) for this service. For further information on sample type please click here.

Avian Species Identification

Through Suppression Subtraction hybridization technique, MBG has developed several species specific DNA probes for four avian species, namely Gallus gallus (chicken), Anas platyrhynchos (duck), Numida meleagris (guinea fowl) and Chlamydotis undulata (Houbara bustard). Houbara bustard is a wild avian species that is under the threat of extinction.

The Houbara populations have declined in recent decades as the result of excessive hunting and illegal trapping. In an effort towards the conservation of the Houbara species, and also due to the scarcity of species specific marker, MBG has designed a few probes that would help us identify Houbara-DNA. For Sampling information click here.