Foal IgG - CITE ELISA (failure of passive transfer)

Service category:

Available Tests [1]

Service audience:

Equine [2]

Description:

Code:

c-igg

Lab:

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

1 d

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

0.5 mL serum or EDTA blood.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect blood into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Separate serum from cells as soon as possible following collection and transfer to a leakproof tube. Refrigerate until shipped.

Additional Information

The foal IgG-CITE ELISA semi-quantitatively detects IgG in serum, plasma, or whole blood. Calibrator spots corresponding to 400 mg/dL and 800 mg/dL of IgG are used to interpret the colour intensity resulting from application of the patient sample to the snap ELISA device.