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Fecal occult blood

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

Code:

foc

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

2 g fresh feces.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Submit 2 g fresh feces in a leakproof container.

Additional Information

Foods such as red meat, along with drugs such as corticosteroids, NSAIDs, chemotherapeutic reagents, and antiseptic preparations may cause false positive fecal occult blood results. Vitamin C may cause a false negative result.


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/fecal-occult-blood

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