Clinical Chemistry and Haematology

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​​Clinical​​​​ Pathology

and Chemistry

Sample type

Minimum Sample

required

Pepsinogen​​​

EDTA, heparinised or

clotted whole blood

5 ml


Biochemical tests

Heparinised or 

clotted blood

5 ml

Urinalysis

Urine

(sterile container)

10 ml

Glucose
Fluoride Oxalate 
whole blood
5 ml


Common Sendaway Tests (additional  freight and handling charges will apply)

Please contact the laboratory to discuss other tests that may be offered by external laboratories) ​


​​​Clinical Pathology
and Chemistry

​Sample Type

​Minimum Sample
required

​Copper and/or

Zinc and/or

Glutathione peroxidase
(GSHPx) and/or

Vitamin B12
​Heparinised (preferred)
or
clotted blood
(see note below)

Tissue
(fresh, not fixed)
​10 ml




5 g

​Lead
​Heparinised whole blood
or EDTA whole blood
​10 ml

Note: For a full Blood Trace Minerals panel (Copper, GSHPx and B12) one 10 mL lithium heparin tube per animal is sufficient (clotted blood can also be used but this is not the preferred sample and additional processing charges may apply). 


​​​Chemistry

(test not covered by our current scope of accreditation)

​Sample Type

​Minimum Sample required

Nitrate/nitrite​​​

Ocular Fluid/ Serum/
Plasma

1ml​​​

​​​​​​Haematology

(tests not covered by our current scope of accreditation)

​Sample Type

​Minimum Sample required

Complete Blood Cou​nt​​ (CBC)

EDTA whole blood 

and blood smear

5 ml

must be filled to the mark

Packed Cell Volume (PCV)

EDTA whole blood

5 ml​
must be filled to the mark

Note: If practicable, a blood film should be prepared at the time of blood collection to avoid sample deterioration which can alter the morphology of blood cells. Do not expose the smears to condensation or formalin vapour.

Label smears (with pencil) to correspond to the EDTA and animal ID. ​

Contact

Animal Health Laboratory - Specimen Reception

(Postal) PO Box 46,
KINGS MEADOWS TAS 7249,
(Delivery) 165 Westbury Road,
PROSPECT, TAS, 7250.