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Oral Fluids for Disease Detection Gaining Popularity

2013-02-04 18:37:00| National Hog Farmer

By Phil Gauger, DVM, and Kent Schwartz, DVM, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Tissues, blood, feces and serum have historically been the samples needed to perform most diagnostic tests. But in the last few years, oral fluids have proven to be useful samples for detecting certain pathogens circulating in groups of pigs. read more

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