We are relying on the honesty and integrity of our members as this needs to be a cooperative effort from everyone involved in this effort. The members will sign a consent form which gives permission to Ernie Colaizzi, owner and director of Research Associates Laboratory of Dallas to release your test results to PATS. This form will be sent to you after you have filled in the contact form on the Adeno testing page. This document is legally binding and needs a notory signature stamped on it before sending in the samples for testing.
So the first step is to fill out the contact information form and submit it to us. We will contact you with further instructions after we receive the initial contact form.
The sign up information includes a disclaimer and terms and conditions of agreement to membership which you will need to review prior to signing up. If you would like to just get more information without signing up, please click on the email link below to just obtain more information.
This is strictly used for research and data compilation and to let people know where they can purchase bearded dragons from breeders that are currently testing, that have already tested, and have thus far tested negative currently. Your privacy is very important to us thus we will make every effort possible to ensure that it is not invaded in any way. No names will be disclosed at this time on this website unless it is requested by the individual breeder. Every effort goes into retaining each breeder's privacy.
While we here at PATS realize that no system is perfect, this is a huge leap in the right direction and we feel the effort of trying to establish Adeno virus free colonies here in the United States is needed to ensure a healthier future of breeding for bearded dragons. Every measure will be taken to ensure that this testing system is done in a professional and efficient manner.
This new avenue now is to provide and encourage breeders to have more confidence in the testing results. I am very pleased to be offering this expansion to be able to offer the Polymerase Chain Reaction test through the Research Associates Lab in Dallas, Texas. This is an incredible opportunity to work with Ernie Colaizzi. This will take our data compilation one step further since this more define and can confirm a positive or a negative Adeno test with absolution. It is still recommended to continue testing for 1-2 years, periodically, to ensure the results. If they are testing clean for 1 1/2 to 2 years it is safe to claim they are Atadenvirus free unless you introduce a new dragon into the colony without the proper quarantine.
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There is a new link of the Research Associates Laboratory provided on the Adenovirus Articles page.
We are looking forward to providing the most current data on Adeno virus that we possibly can in order to help people in their efforts of obtaining the healthiest dragons possible for ownership or for breeding purposes. Thank you for your interest and committment to the species of Pogona here in the US.