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Brachyspira spp - PCR

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Canine [3]
Feline [4]
Porcine [5]
Other [6]
Description: 

Code:

bspcr

Lab:

B

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

5-10 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Feces, oral fluid, large intestine (cecum for poultry or colon for swine preferred).

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect samples into a sterile leakproof container/vial/bag. Refrigerate immediately. Fecal swabs are not acceptable.

Additional Information

Testing for Brachyspira innocens, B. intermedia, B. murdochii, B. pilosicoli, and Brachyspira spp. This test is preferable for poultry samples.


Source URL: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/brachyspira-spp-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/service-audience/canine
[4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/feline
[5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine
[6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/other