Submit a sample

Sample submission overview

1. Check the sampling requirements for our diagnostic tests for small animals, large animals or liver fluke in horses.
2. For submission of samples to detect resistance to triclabendazole in sheep, please refer to the protocol for our Fasciola hepatica faecal egg count reduction test.
3. Prepare an appropriate sample from the animal, in accordance to our sample requirements.
4. Download and complete a sample submission form (PDF). This must be printed and included with your sample.
5. Post your collected sample, along with a completed sample submission form to the address at the bottom of the page.
6. We'll send your diagnostic report by email, followed by an invoice in due course.

Further guidance

• Sample containers should be clearly labelled.
• All samples should be fresh and submitted as soon as possible.
• Faecal samples should be sent in a screw-cap universal container.
• Slides should be clearly labelled and sent in a robust, secure container.
• Do not send live specimens in the post. Use a suitable preservative and send in a screw-cap container.
• Do not send CSF samples, or haemolysed or lipemic serum samples (our assays have not been validated to test these samples).
• Do not use heparin as an anti-coagulant: use EDTA where it is a test submission requirement
• Where serum is required, please separate whole blood. If this is not possible, then avoid sending whole blood on Fridays or Saturdays.
• If samples are received in a condition unsuitable for testing, then we will request a replacement.
• If you are not sure of the correct way to process a sample prior to sending, then please call us for guidance.

Please ensure that all samples are sent in accordance to UN3373 P650 packaging instruction requirements. These are outlined on UN3373.com.

All samples should be accompanied by a fully completed sample submission form (PDF). Please include all relevant details. Lack of information may delay turnaround time.

All submissions are kept for a minimum of seven days after results are reported and may be retained for teaching purposes.

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