Swabs may be pooled up to 5 per tube.  Consider requesting both PCR and Virus Isolation for this disease. For the best chance of detecting or isolating this virus, please submit fresh samples as soon as clinical signs are noted. The specimen type(s) listed for this test will provide an adequate sample volume to conduct this test. If multiple tests are to be requested on a specimen, there may not be adequate sample volume to perform each test. Please submit an adequate sample volume to meet the requirements of each test.

Plastic tube or plastic bag

Cell Lines: Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK), Crandell Feline Kidney (CRFK), A72

Cell Lines: Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK), Crandell Feline Kidney (CRFK), A72

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Large specimen such as a limb or spleen.

Freeze samples immediately after collection. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.

This panel combines Bulk Tank Culture (including Mycoplasma and Prototheca), Standard Plate Count (SPC), Laboratory Pasteurization Count (LPC), and Preliminary Incubation Count (PI) to aid in investigation of elevated bulk milk bacteria counts. See individual tests for more information. For more information, see Troubleshooting High Bacteria Counts in Farm Milk.