An FTA card is a chemically treated filter paper designed for the collection, preservation and shipment of biological samples for subsequent DNA and RNA analysis. Special chemicals lyse and inactivate bacteria and viruses and preserve their DNA and RNA for detection by PCR.
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Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), or Gumboro Disease, is a viral disease affecting young chickens. The diagnosis cannot be made with certainty on the basis of clinical signs and necropsy alone. A PCR test on bursa material is the way to find out if Gumboro field virus plays a role.
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GD Animal Health offers a new way to evaluate the health status of pigs: oral fluid testing. Oral fluid is easy to obtain by using special ropes in or above the pens. This means that samples are obtained from the pigs with less work and less stress.
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Worldwide, more and more viruses and bacteria are detected by means of PCR and subsequently genotyped using DNA sequencing. DNA sequencing is more affordable nowadays and is offered by an increasing number of laboratories.
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Biosecurity is the first important step in a new round in broiler farms. VIR-Check is the only correct test to assess whether the cleaning and disinfection of a broiler house has been successful. VIR-check is an early detection of five contagious always present viruses.
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