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Buffy coat smears

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Bovine [2]
Canine [3]
Caprine [4]
Equine [5]
Feline [6]
Ovine [7]
Porcine [8]
Description: 

Code:

buff

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

2 mL EDTA blood and air-dried, labelled, peripheral blood smear.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container, no freezer packs required. Do not refrigerate smears.

Collection Protocol

Collect blood into an EDTA tube; avoid hemolysis. Immediately prepare an air-dried blood smear.

Additional Information

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/buffy-coat-smears

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/bovine [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/canine [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine [6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/feline [7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine [8] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine