Sample Collection and Analysis

摘要

Management of the health status of an animal colony using a plurality of blood collection cards and the analysis of dried blood from members of the colony that has been collected on the cards. Members of the colony may be removed from the colony as a result of the analysis.

主权项

1. A method for managing a an animal colony, the method comprising:
(a) collecting blood samples from a plurality of members of the colony on a plurality of collection cards; (b) allowing the blood samples to dry on the collection cards; (c) transporting the collection cards to a laboratory as a single unit; (d) extracting the samples from the cards; (e) analyzing the samples for the presence or absence of a biological marker for an infectious disease; and (f) removing one or more of the members from the colony based upon the presence or absence of the marker in the samples from the one or more members.