Newcastle Disease Matrix USDA Real-Time PCR
Tracheal or oropharyngeal swabs, (up to 10 swabs/vial), use Synthetic swab with a plastic shaft.
Swabs may be pooled up to 10 per 5 ml BHI tube. The specimen type(s) listed for this test will provide an adequate sample volume to conduct this test. If multiple tests are to be requested on a specimen, there may not be adequate sample volume to perform each test. Please submit an adequate sample volume to meet the requirements of each test. Routine END testing is done at the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory.