Species: Avian
Specimen: Swabs, fresh tissue, serum or blood
Container: Red top tube for sera, EDTA tube for blood, virus transport media for swabs (contact the laboratory to source these from the referral laboratory), tissues in sterile pottles
Collection protocol: Venepuncture, post mortem, swab of lesions
Special handling/shipping requirements: Ship all samples chilled
General information about the disease: This will vary depending on the disease (see table below).
| Virus | Sample | Container |
| Adenovirus | Caecal tonsil | Sterile pottle |
| Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) | Serum, brain | |
| Egg drop 76 | Serum | Red top tube |
| Fowl pox | Lesion, serum | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
| Infectious bronchitis (IB) | Trachea, caecal tonsil, kidney, serum | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
| Infectious bursal disease (IBD) | Brain, bursa, serum | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
| Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) | Trachea, larynx, serum | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
| Infectious anaemia | Liver | Sterile pottle |
| Tenosynovitis avian reovirus | Tendons, caecal tonsil, serum | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
| Viral arthritis | Synovial fluid, hock joint | Sterile pottle, red top tube |
General information about when this test is indicated: This test is undertaken by specialist referral government laboratories and would require pre-arranging transport media and notification of the laboratory to expect it.
Comparison with other related tests: Check if an ELISA test is available to test for the virus either as an antigen or antibody.