Biobank for Vets
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EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS
Biobank Out of Hours: 0131 445 6157 (diverted to on call phone)
Sample Kits and Collection
Sample kits can be ordered by email biobank@moredun.org or by phone from the EGSF office on 0131 445 6257 (weekdays only).
Sample kits contain (as at July 2024):
- 2 x 60ml formalin pots (orange lid) – post mortem samples
- Blood tubes (purple, green, red tops)
- Urine & faeces sample pots 2 x red lids, no liquid (faeces & urine), 1 x red lid with DNA/RNA preservative (faeces only)
- 1 x RNAlater preservative pot for ganglia
- Saliva swab & storage tube
- Packaging material
- Vet declaration form
- PM sample collection protocol
- Sample packaging instructions
- Owner’s Report a Case sheet
- Pre-paid postage label
Please read the Vets Sample Kit SOP information sheet and complete the vet declaration form. Send the vet declaration form with the samples to:
FAO Grass Sickness Biobank (Beth Wells), FREEPOST EH1686, Penicuik EH26 0FG
Further information:
Biobank project contact
For any further information please contact: Dr Beth Wells, Moredun Research Institute, Pentland Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ.
Email: Beth.Wells@moredun.ac.uk
Report a Case
Had a case of Grass Sickness? Please help by completing a confidential case report.
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