Projekt 'Azja Daleki Wschód' Asia Far East'

(English version below)

W ramach Projektu Azja chcemy poszerzyć nasze badania o analizę DNA mitochondrialnego. W tym celu ponownie zwracamy się do Państwa o pomoc. Do badań potrzebujemy tylko włosów pobranych od psów wybranych ras:

- Chin Japoński
- Mops
- Shih Tzu
- Lhasa Apso
- Spaniel Tybetański
- Pekińczyk
- Tosa Inu

Będziemy bardzo wdzięczne za każdą pomoc!

Nasz adres:

Zuzanna Nowak
Wydział Nauk o Zwierzętach
Katedra Genetyki i Ogólnej Hodowli Zwierząt
ul. Ciszewskiego 8
02-786 Warszawa

Instrukcja pobierania materiału do badań:

- Włosy należy pobrać u nasady ogona zwierzęcia. Aby zrobić to prawidłowo należy najpierw dokładnie wyczesać sierść w tym miejscu. Jest to bardzo ważne, ponieważ w ten sposób zostają usunięte martwe włosy, które nie są przydatne do badań.

- Po wyczesaniu należy wyrwać około 20 włosów (nie wolno ciąć ich nożyczkami!) i włożyć do małej koperty. Kopertę należy podpisać imieniem psa.

- Do koperty należy przypiąć spinaczem kopię rodowodu. Rodowód będzie wykorzystany tylko do celów naukowych!

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We would like to expand our research on mitochondrial DNA analysis. To make this possible, we need to ask for your help again. To analysis we need only dogs hair collected from this breeds:

- Japanese Chin
- Pug
- Shih Tzu
- Lhasa Apso
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Pekingese
- Tosa Inu

All informations you can find here, in this sample submission form.
Thank you for your help!

This is a sample submission form that you can print and send us with a hair sample! :)

Remember, the most important thing for us are the hair samples!

Any questions or doubts? Feel free to contact us! ;)
Certainly, we will explain all the doubts.

Hey there!

Have you ever wondered how looks the genetic similarity between the American Akita and the Japanese Akita?
We're curious :)
So, maybe you could send us a sample from your Akita?
Japanese or American - both will be needed!

Feel free to contact! :)

photo from: jayaxe.wordpress.com

Dear Friends!

We also collect samples from these nice small breeds :)

We are a couple of students from Warsaw University of Life Sciences and this study is our student idea.
Please help us complete our Project!
Only you can help us finish it!
Without your help we won't be able to do that.
If you want to help, the only thing you have to do is a send us the hair of your dog.
We are pleased that so many people have helped us,
but we still need many samples!

We really please for your help!
Don't hesitate to ask if you have questions!
Our results will be avaible for everyone!

All photos from: www.akc.org

More letters!
Japan, Italy, Estonia, Finland and USA.
Thanks to all! :) :)

Take a look at this nice vintage post stamp with Akita dog! :)

Also, please check whether on your letter are all the stamps which you need. Ask a postal worker if you have some doubts! Sometimes the letters don't come to us or disapear... :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenhorton/4452060937/

Japan postage stamp: akita dog c. 1953 There is a brief mention of this specific stamp (or a similar one) in an article on the Telegraph titled: Morie Sawataishi: Saviour of Japan's akita Samurai dog

Look at this!
Our friend from Finland wrote a few words about us.
Many thanks for Her and for Suomen Nihonken ry ! :)

That's our letters which we received recently.
From France, Hungary, USA, Italy, Denmark and Japan :)
Great! Thank you so much!

Hey Jindo owners!

Thank you for your support!
We hope that soon we get your letters :)

But, if any of you have a Jindo - don't hesitate to help us!
We will appreciate for any sample!!! :)

photo from: thekcc.or.kr

This is a sample submission form that you can print
and send us with a hair sample! :)
Support our student project! :)

Our research is based mainly on registered dogs!
But we will be happy for any help!

Any questions or doubts? Feel free to contact us! ;)
Certainly, we will explain ALL the doubts.

Don't be afraid that we need your personal information!
You can cover them, we only need to know your dog ancestors.

If you don't have a pedigree, and your dog is 'in type'
(for example - Jindo) you can send test results verifying
which breed is your dog (if you have results of this test).
We could use sample from your dog, we need some annotation e.g. photo, to be sure that breed. ;)

Remember, the most important thing for us are the hair samples!

This is a sample submission form that you can print and send us with a hair sample! :)

Remember, the most important thing for us are the hair samples!

Any questions or doubts? Feel free to contact us! ;)
Certainly, we will explain all the doubts.

Dear friends!

Do you recognize these Japanese dogs? Certainly yes! :)

We are a couple of students from Warsaw University of Life Sciences and this study is our student idea.
Please help us complete our Project!
Only you can help us finish it!
Without your help we won't be able to do that.
If you want to help, the only thing you have to do is a send us the hair of your dog.
We are pleased that so many people have helped us,
but we still need many samples!

We really please for your help!
Don't hesitate to ask if you have questions!
Our results will be avaible for everyone!

All photos from: www.tofugu.com

More and more samples are on their way to us! :)

On the way! ;-) We are very proud to be a part of it! :-)

Look at this beautiful pic! It's a little gift from our Friend!
Thank you! :) :) :)

What do you think? We really like it!!!

Feel free to share it and inform your friends! :)
We still needs samples!