This test is undertaken by specialist referral government laboratories and requires pre-arranging transport media and notification of the laboratory.
Virus |
Sample |
Container |
Adenovirus |
Caecal tonsil |
Sterile pot |
Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) |
Serum, brain |
|
Egg drop 76 |
Serum |
Plain tube |
Fowl pox |
Lesion, serum |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Infectious bronchitis (IB) |
Trachea, caecal tonsil, kidney, serum |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) |
Brain, bursa, serum |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) |
Trachea, larynx, serum |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Infectious anaemia |
Liver |
Sterile pot |
Tenosynovitis avian reovirus |
Tendons, caecal tonsil, serum |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Viral arthritis |
Synovial fluid, hock joint |
Sterile pot, plain tube |
Species:
Avian
Specimen:
Swabs, fresh tissue, serum or blood
Container:
Plain tube for sera, EDTA tube for blood, virus transport media for swabs (contact the laboratory), tissues in sterile pots
Collection protocol:
Venepuncture, post mortem, swab of lesions
Special handling/shipping requirements:
Ship all virology samples chilled