Pathogen:
Porcine circovirus type 2 - PCV2^
Specimen:
lungs, lymph nodes, oral fluid, serum, processing fluid
Additional Comments:
Sample amount: no less than 1mL fluid or 3 grams of tissue.
Success rate: PCV2 PCR screening with a ct of 32 or lower is recommended.
Cost: PCV ORF2 PCR - $50.00, PCV sequencing and analysis - $100.00: Total cost=$150.00
^A portion of the sequencing test is performed at the DNA facility which is not ISO/AAVLD accredited, but sequences are analyzed at the VDL