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Fish viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) - PCR - not positive certification for fish movement

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Other [2]
Description: 

Code:

vhsvc

Lab:

M

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

2-7 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Whole fish or eels.

Shipping Information

Live fish - ship in a hard sided cooler with ice packs.

Collection Protocol

Place live fish/eels in plastic bags filled with oxygen and ship in a hard-sided cooler with ice packs.

Additional Information

Please provide at least 200 fish/eels for testing. The cost includes PCR and pooling samples (34 pools of 5 fish or eels each). For frozen fish please contact lab at ahlmolec@uoguelph.ca.

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/fish-viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-virus-vhsv-pcr-not-positive-certification-fish-movement

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/other