DNA samples for BDGP eligibility can be sent up to September 9
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SUBSCRIBETag or hair samples for the purposes of BDGP eligibility can now be returned up to September 9, with deadlines having been extended in order to help BDGP participants meet the October 31 requirement of having 50% of their reference number as eligible four or five star-star females.
Four or five star-star females can be deemed eligible if their first genomic evaluation is published on November 24.
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