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Fecal flotation, food animal

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Bovine [3]
Caprine [4]
Ovine [5]
Porcine [6]
Description: 

Code:

fflot

Lab:

P

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

2-3 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Fresh feces (golf-ball volume). For caprine and ovine, 10-20 fecal pellets.

Shipping Information

Collection Protocol

Submit in a screw-top container or a thick resealable bag. Feces submitted in 'fecalyzer' devices are unsuitable for testing.

Additional Information

Semi-quantitative. Flotation by centrifugation.

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/fecal-flotation-food-animal

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/bovine [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine [6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine