Improve Your Understanding of Animals
JonahAnimal delivers insight into animal diet with metabarcoding
Our JonahAnimal services answer questions about wildlife, livestock, and pests.
By sequencing animal fecal material, we quantify diet, parasites, and gut microbes.
We also sequence honey and pollen to quantify plant use by pollinators
JonahAnimal gives you the capacity to measure diets for
- Herbivores such as bison, elk, cattle, and rodents
- Omnivores such as pigs and bears
- Predators such as fox, hawks, and bats
Species Studied So Far
DNA metabarcoding is a monumental leap forward in our ability to understand what animals are eating. The first time I received data back from our bison, I remember thinking, ‘This changes everything.’
Our Next Generation Sequencing Process
Example Data
Shown here are data on the proportions of different species in bison diet taken over three years from the same herd in South Dakota using our metabarcoding techniques. Top three diet items shown. Across the three years, bison routinely consumed high proportions of cool-season grasses in the spring and fall, while maximizing intake of protein from legumes in the summer.
Whether it is for seeing a time course of diet or comparing across populations or species, we can reconstruct the diets of herbivores, omnivores, or predators using our JonahAnimal services.
Our Standard Deliverables
NGS Report Explained
Pricing
One Group
$80/Sample
- Includes sequencing for one taxonomic group
- Can sequence for one of the following: bacteria, fungi, plants, insects, or vertebrates
- Good for herbivores, predators, or pollinators*
- Barcoded sample vials provided
- 10-point quality control
- Full bioinformatics
- 1-year storage of raw data
Two Group
$135/Sample
- Includes sequencing for two taxonomic groups
- Can sequence for two of the following: bacteria, fungi, plants, insects, or vertebrates
- Good for herbivores, omnivores, predators, or pollinators*
- Barcoded sample vials provided
- 10-point quality control
- Full bioinformatics
- 1-year storage of raw data
Three Groups
$180/Sample
- Includes sequencing for three taxonomic groups
- Can sequence for three of the following: bacteria, fungi, plants, insects, or vertebrates
- Good for herbivores, omnivores, predators, or pollinators*
- Barcoded sample vials provided
- 10-point quality control
- Full bioinformatics
- 1-year storage of raw data
*$5 handling fee for honey due to extra processing steps
Orders of <25 samples require an additional fee of $150 for bioinformatics setup per taxonomic group
Discounts available for large orders. Please contact to discuss.
If providing extracted DNA, samples are discounted $25/sample.
Request your free quote today!
Jonah Ventures
5485 Conestoga Ct #210,
Boulder, CO 80301
(720) 515-6624
email: info@jonahventures.com