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NCAH PORTAL NVSL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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Diagnostic Sample Submission - (APHIS 10-4)

Next: Submitting APHIS 10-4 form

You will be taken to the Diagnostic Sample Submission Form.

For APHIS Form 10-4 submissions, start 

by entering the NVSL section of the 

Portal and then navigating to the 10-4 

Diagnostic Sample Submission Form.

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Click HERE to update your name, address, email, phone, or other information.

Submitting To – If unsure, please visit the Diagnostic Testing at NVSL website. 

NVSL Submitter ID – Submitter ids are assigned to specific submitter information to prepopulate name and location fields 

for you. First time submitters will be assigned a submitter id after the submission is received. 

Contact Information – Use the “Plus” sign icon to add additional entries and the “Negative” sign icon to delete entries. 

Purpose – Select “Purpose Definitions” for a list of descriptions for each purpose. 

Fields with a red asterisk (*) are required. 

 Submitter Information

–———————————————–——–——-> Select location to send submission. 

–—————————————–—————————> Select from drop-down. 

—–———–> New submitters enter name. 

—–———————————> New submitters enter business name. 

————–> New submitters enter address information. 

—————————–> Enter contact information. 

—————————–————————————> Enter NVSL Account Number. 

—–——–——> Select from drop-down. 

————————–——–—> Enter Reference Numbers. 

—–——–——————————> Select from drop-down. 
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Wildlife Submission – If submission is not wildlife, owner information is required. 

Owner – Select “Copy Submitter Info” to prepopulate the submitter information into the owner information fields. 

Save As New Owner For Later Use? – Select this check-box to save the entered owner information for future submissions. 

 Owner Information

————————————————–——–—————————————> Select submission type. 

———> Enter owner name if different from submitter. 

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Enter owner address 

if different from submitter. 

 Animal Information

——–——————————> Enter premises id. 

——————–—> Enter address information. 

Address – If country is United States, state and county are required. 

—————–—> Enter herd/flock numbers. 

—————–—–—————> Select Origin/Destination countries. 
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 Specimen and Testing Information

—–——————-> Enter total number of specimen/animals.

—–———–-> Select collected by and enter the date collected.

Collected By “Other” – If collected by is other, please use additional field to specify. 

-> Select animal/source and subspecies/breed.

——————-> Enter/select animal information.

——————————————————> Enter/select animal information.

—–—> Enter test information.

—–—–————————————————————————————————> Select to add more specimens.

Search All Sources – Select magnify glass to search for a specific animal/breed which will prepopulate the Animal or Source 

and Subspecies Breed for you. 

Other Animal or Source Information – If animal/source or subspecies/breed is other or not listed please specify in the other field. 

Additional Specimen Information – Enter additional information pertaining to the specimen here. 

Search All Tests – Select magnify glass to search for a specific disease category/disease or causative agent/and or laboratory test which will prepopulate the disease category, disease or causative agent and laboratory test fields for you. 

Add Test – Select to add additional tests. Note: There is not limit to how many tests you can add.

Add More Specimens– Select to add more specimens. Note: You can add up to 100 specimens. 
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Diagnostic Sample Submission - (APHIS 10-4)

Submission of APHIS 10-4 Complete

Additional Information/Submit Form

—–——————————-> Enter any additional information here.

—–——————————-> Select check-box after reviewing the form.

—–————————————————————————————————————> Select to save/review form.

Submission Information

Submissions are only available to be edited up to 14 days after completion or 

upon receipt of samples by NVSL. If after 14 days no samples have been received by NVSL, the submission will be removed by the system and you must 

start a new entry.

Select to add attachments to the submission.

Select to generate packing slip.

Select to delete submission.

Select to make a clone of the submission.
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Generate Packing Slip

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Select to view submissions details.

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Print Packing Slip

Credit Card Information – If submitting payment along with the packing slip please enter credit card information here along with the cards expiration date.— Please do NOT send cash. 

Print - Print the packing slip and ship specimens.

Generating/Printing packing slip complete