Swine Diagnostics

Swine Diagnostics

Guidelines for taking diagnostic samples from pigs

Thermo Fisher Scientific™ global diagnostic solutions include both ELISA and PCR tools that help you manage a wide range of production animal diseases.

To support veterinarians, we've created a series of best practice guides that outline how, where, and when to take samples from pigs for submission to diagnostic laboratories.

Ultimately, the laboratory performing the diagnostic test has the final say on the sample type and transport conditions of samples being submitted for testing. The reader of these guides should confirm with their specific testing laboratory that the collection methods and transport conditions are acceptable to the testing laboratory.

Nasal Swabs

Nasal swabs can be tested by culture for the presence of B. bronchiseptica and toxigenic P. multocida, which jointly cause progressive rhinitis atrophicans (pRA).

Download the guidelines here
Nasal Swabs - Swine Diagnostics

Oral Fluids

Oral fluids may be used to monitor animals with signs of disease, but are also used for prognostic profiling to estimate the circulation of pathogens in swine populations.

Download the guidelines here
Oral Fluids - Swine Diagnostics

Tissue

Some protozoa, helminth parasites, and viruses (e.g., rotaviruses and coronaviruses) can be identified using different microscopy techniques with tissue samples of the small and large intestines as well as other tissues.

Download the guidelines here
Tissue - Swine Diagnostics

Blood

Blood samples can be tested for the presence of antibodies against a range of pathogens, including PRRSV, M. hyopneumoniae, SIV, Salmonella, Trichinella, PHV-1, CSF, and more.

Download the guidelines here
Blood - Swine Diagnostics

Tonsil scrapings and tracheobronchial swabs

Tonsil scrapings can confirm the presence of A. pleuropneumoniae, while tracheobronchial swabs can confirm the presence of M. hyopneumoniae. In either case, PCR-based tests can be used to detect pathogen RNA and DNA.

Download the guidelines here
Tonsil scrapings and tracheobronchial swabs - Swine Diagnostics

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) can be tested by culture for the presence of a range of bacterial pathogens causing pneumonia, including A. pleuropneumoniae, B. bronchiseptica, and P. multocida.

Download the guidelines here
Nasal Swabs - Swine Diagnostics

Cervical swabs, semen, and urine

Cervical swabs, semen, and urine can be tested by culture for the presence of a range of bacterial pathogens causing urinary tract diseases (UTD) and/or reproductive disorders either in boars or sows.

Download the guidelines here
Cervical swabs, semen, and urine - Swine Diagnostics

Feces

Some protozoa, helminth parasites, and viruses (e.g., rotaviruses and coronaviruses) can be suspected or identified by analyzing fecal samples with different microscopy techniques.

Download the guidelines here
Feces - Swine Diagnostics

The Value of Laboratory Diagnostics

© 2000 - 2024 - Global Ag Media. All Rights Reserved | No part of this site may be reproduced without permission.