BVDV - PCR

Code:

bvdrt

Lab:

V

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

1-5 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Live: EDTA blood, serum, milk, lesion swabs, semen, dry ear notches, feces/fecal swabs. Dead: Peyer's patch, spleen, mesenteric lymph node, lung, feces/fecal swabs.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect in EDTA tube if sample is blood. For other samples, collect in a leakproof container. Pooling not recommended for semen.

Additional Information

See AHL LabNote 1*. For alpacas and llamas, see AHL LabNotes 5* and AHL LabNote 36*.