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All Animal Groups: Submission Tips
Submission Tips:
Motivation for the submission of fresh blood smears
Why fresh smears are so IMPORTANT Fresh smears allow for better assessment of cell morphology. Some key reasons include: When…
TSE Incentivised Programme Update For Vets.
If fresh spinal cord is not included as part of the submission there will be no payment to the farmer…
Microbiologists are amazing but they are not miracle workers!
Getting the best from Microbiology We think of microbiology as having miraculous qualities, where putting infective material on agar will…
When providing Postmortem samples more is better!
Things to consider when submitting histological samples for infectious diseases.
How much blood is needed
Recommendations on when to take blood samples in relation to medications
(Article first published in VetScript, New Zealand Veterinary Association, Sep. 2020)
Urolith Analysis. There is a new submission process!
Your clinic will need to create an account with the Minnesota Urolith Centre (online) and fill out all the information….
Interpretation of In-clinic results.
Do you have in-clinic results that you would like interpreted?
Diff Quik Stains
Diff Quik (DQ) stains are commonly used in practice to examine blood smears and cytology samples. It is a three-step…
How to Package Samples for Delivery to VetPath NZ
Samples need to be packaged using the 3-layer IATA packaging system. This consists of a primary receptacle, secondary receptacle and…