Milk
OIE Manual, chapter 2.1.3., Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Milk - not less than 30 ml in single-use plastic containers or test tubes that have been certified for packaging biological products with screwable or closely closable cover
Blood serum, plasma
OIE Manual, chapter 2.1.3., Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Not less than 3 ml in vacuum test tube
Virus isolates, clinical or tissue samples
Sequencing reaction
Virus containing suspension prepared from clinical or tissue samples; virus isolates after multiplication in chicken embryos or cell cultures under laboratory circumstances (+5±3) °C
Approval of the serotype in the situation of a repeated outbreak
EDTA stabilised blood, pathological material, animal tissues (ruminant), virus RNA released
Sequencing reaction
Parenhimatose organs, fresh or fresh-frozen, small animals or aborted fetus, all corpse, EDTA blood (not less than 3 ml), +5±3 °C.
Organs should be packaged separately in densely enclosed containers, Petri plates and waterproof packaging. Samples from one animal should be placed in additional packaging.
Differentiation of the 5 most common serotypes
EDTA stabilised blood, pathological material, animal tissues (ruminant), virus RNA released
Sequencing reaction
Parenhimatose organs, fresh or fresh-frozen, small animals or aborted fetus, all corpse, EDTA blood (not less than 3 ml), +5±3 °C.
Organs should be packaged separately in densely enclosed containers, Petri plates and waterproof packaging. Samples from one animal should be placed in additional packaging.