Animal Health Diagnostic Center -
Sample Submission
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Sample Submission |
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A fully completed General Submission form*
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A written record of the known history
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Sample submission date clearly indicated (see Blood Sampling Guide)
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Precision in animal identification: enter exactly the same animal names/numbers on the samples as they are written on the form, and organize them in the same order in the shipping container
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Both the owner's name and animal names must be written on each sample
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Specimen packaging requirements must be satisfied. Packages leaking in transit may be seized and discarded by the US Postal Service, UPS, FEDEX or other couriers.
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| To pay by credit card, submit a fully completed Credit Card Payment Slip (one-time only). |
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| * For additional submission forms that may be needed, see the Test & Fee Schedule page. |
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Courier Service Discount Rates |
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| "Cornell University and the Animal Health Diagnostic Center have negotiated
contracts for significant discounts with the FedEx and UPS courier services, which the Animal Health Diagnostic Center is passing on to its clients. For further information on our discounted courier
services, go to Courier Services. |
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Blood Sampling and Labeling Guide |
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Transport Media for Diagnostic Sampling |
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Herd Blood Samples |
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Each tube must be clearly labeled and numbered in consecutive order
with the same numbers entered in the same order on the submission
form. Do not label the rubber stoppers.
Label the first and last tubes with the owner's name.
The tubes must be placed in the shipping container in the same numerical
order as entered on the form. Use partitioned boxes to keep the samples
in order. |
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Abortion Samples |
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| The Animal Health Diagnostic Center, in conjunction
with the Departments of Pathology and Clinical sciences, provides
both bovine and equine abortion kits (bovine kits can be used to collect
and submit small ruminant and camelid samples) to facilitate the proper
collection, submission, and testing of samples when the fetus and
placenta cannot be delivered directly to a necropsy service.... <more> |
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Citrate Plasma Samples |
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| Depending upon the type of animal, there are different
are requirements for preparing citrate plasma samples. For cats, dogs,
primates, or rabbits, there is both a syringe method and a vacutainer
method. For large animals use a vacutainer. For laboratory animals
use a syringe method. Detailed instructions and necessary volumes
are provided... <more> |
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Johnes Testing Samples |
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| For all herd sampling, please contact the laboratory
at 607-266-8965 for consultation and scheduling of sample submission.
If more than 75 samples are submitted at once, or any large number on a regular basis,
schedule with the lab at least one month in advance of submission. For submission of Bovine
sera for Johnes Kela, advance notification of Animal Health Diagnostic Center is required for herd testing of more than 300 animals.
... <more> |
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Rabies Suspect Samples |
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| Samples for rabies testing should not be sent
to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center! All Rabies Viral FA testing
is performed by the NYS Department of Health's Wadsworth
Center Rabies Laboratory in Albany. Submission of a rabies specimen
requires prior approval of the local health authority (county health
department or district office of the State Health Department). Emergency
and after-hour exceptions can be made with... <more> |
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