Submit to the laboratory immediately in an insulated container on ice packs. See the following list for guidelines, and call the laboratory if questions remain. Anaerobic Mycology Mycoplasma Mycobacteria paratuberculosis Listeria spp. Entire carcass, Affected muscle H See note 9 Blood culture Inoculated blood culture system. Botulism Call the laboratory Brucellosis See abortion.
Feces See abortion.
Call lab before collecting. Entire carcass, intestinal content stripped from gut. Thirty g required. Must be collected within 1 hour of death for interpretation of results. Entire carcass, Liver, heart, spleen, kidney, lymph node, affected joint.