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Poultry Disease Sample Locator

This "sample locator" is used to locate the best anatomical part to take a sample or best anatomical part to send to the lab based on the disease that is suspected.

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September 30, 2022

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This chart is a sample locator, which can be used to locate the best anatomical part to take a sample from or send to the lab based on the disease that is suspected.

Poultry Disease Sample Locator
Disease	Tissue/specimen	Shipping conditions	Additional Notes
Disease unknown	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice.
Newcastle	Oropharyngeal swab or whole bird	BHI media (swabs). Overnight shipment on ice. Do not freeze	Call Department of Agriculture prior to submission
Infectious Bronchitis	Oropharyngeal swab or whole bird	BHI media (swabs). Overnight shipment on ice. Do not freeze
Infectious Laryngotracheitis	Trachea	Overnight shipment on ice. Do not freeze.	Tissue sample fixed in 10% formalin, no ice.
Infectious Laryngotracheitis	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice. Do not freeze.
Avian Influenza	Oropharyngeal swab or whole bird	BHI media. Overnight shipment on ice. Do not freeze	Call Department of Agriculture prior to submission
Reovirus (viral arthritis)	Legs (hip to toe) or whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Marek's Disease	Peripheral nerves	Overnight shipment on ice.	Tissue sample fixed in 10% formalin, no ice.
Marek's Disease	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice.
Infectious Coryza	Choanal swabs, infraorbital swabs or whole head	BHI, saline or PBS (swabs). Overnight shipment on ice
Cholera (Pasteurella multocida)	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Staphylococcus infections	Legs (hip to toe) or whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Aspergillosis	Nodules	Overnight shipment on ice.	Tissue sample fixed in 10% formalin, no ice.
Aspergillosis	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice.
NE	Segments of intestines	Overnight shipment on ice.	Tissue sample fixed in 10% formalin, no ice.
NE	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice.
Colibacillosis	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Ascites	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Mycoplasma	Oropharyngeal swab, whole head and neck, or trachea	Swab in sterile tube, no media required. Overnight shipment on ice
Erysipelas	Whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Coccidiosis/intestinal parasites	Feces, segments of intestines or whole bird	Overnight shipment on ice
Salmonellosis	Whole chicks or poults	Overnight shipment on ice