Serology
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Blood samples should be collected aseptically using a 10 ml plain blood vacuum tube.
Allow each sample to clot, and the serum to separate, before refrigerating and transporting to the laboratory.
Samples must be labelled serially (e.g. 1 to 20). Label the tube, not the cap, as caps are removed during testing. Please submit a key list of sample numbers and animal numbers.
Herd or Flock animal identification sheet (42Kb)
Serology tests | Sample type | Minimum Sample required |
| AGID (Agar Gel Immunodiffusion) - bluetongue, Johne's, mucosal disease | clotted blood | 2 ml |
| CFT (B. abortus or B. ovis, Q fever) | clotted blood | 2 ml |
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) - caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), Johne's disease. | clotted blood | 2 ml |
| Antigen ELISA (pestivirus) | clotted blood or heparinised blood | 2 ml |
| ear notch | 5 mm diameter |
| Leptospirosis | clotted blood | 2 ml |
| Toxoplasmosis (MAT or IFAT) | clotted blood or serum | 1 ml (0.2 ml serum) |
| Neosporum canium (IFAT) | clotted blood, tissue fluids (heart blood, thoracic, abomasal or cardiac) | Retrieve tissue fluids from aborted foetus at necropsy |
Please contact the laboratory to discuss other tests that may be offered by external laboratories. (Additional freight and handling charges will apply.) |
| Common Sendaway Tests |