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Avian metapneumovirus type A, B, C (AMPV A, B, C) - PCR

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Description: 

Code:

ampvabc

Lab:

V

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

1-5 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Live: swabs (oropharyngeal, cloacal). Dead: trachea, lung, cecal tonsil.

Shipping Information

Ship chilled, on ice packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect swabs with virus transport medium (VTM). Tissue in leakproof container.

Additional Information

May be pooled up to 5 together. Indicate on submission form. See AHL LabNote 36* [3].

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/avian-metapneumovirus-type-b-c-ampv-b-c-pcr

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/avian [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/content/ahl-labnote-36-clinical-sampling-virology-testing-ahl-%E2%80%93-sampling-supplies