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To maintain the integrity of your samples during shipment to our diagnostic testing laboratory, Charles River provides sample collection and shipping materials free of charge. Complimentary sample shipping materials are available for serology, infectious disease PCR (including PRIA PCR), microbiology, and histology, as well as live-animal shipping crates for health monitoring.

Select by material type. - Materials will be used to submit:
- Samples
- Whole animals
Select by test type:
- Animal health surveillance
  - Health monitoring (whole animals)
  - Serology
  - Infectious disease PCR (including PRIA)
    - PRIA panel
    - Other PCR test (including tests for individual agents)
  - Microbiology
  - Histology
- Environmental Monitoring
  - Infectious disease PCR (including PRIA)
  - Microbiology
- Cell line / research biologics PCR

Shipping Materials for Samples

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Shipping Materials: indicate the number you require

Insulated sample shipping containers:

Vials: indicate the number you require

0.2mL screw top, includes caps (liquid only; for serology, PCR):

0.2mL snap top (for PCR):

0.5mL snap top (for PCR):

Swabs: indicate the number you require:

Aimes [tube with blue cap] (for microbiology):

Cary-Blair [tube with red cap] (for microbiology):

E-swab (for microbiology):

Stuart ([tube with green cap] (for bacterilogy):

Body (for PCR):

Oral cotton (for PCR):

Remel (for PCR):

Cups: indicate the number you require

Feed or bedding:

Water sterility:

Water microbial bioburden (note: includes sodium thiosulfate tablets):

Formalin (note: formalin not provided):

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Shipping Materials for Whole Animals

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Whole animal details

What species will be submitted?:

Number of animals:

Number of animal shipping crates needed:

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Note: Animals must be scheduled prior to submission to Charles River for testing.

My animals are:

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If scheduled, date of testing:

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Health Monitoring (Whole Animals)

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Health Monitoring - Whole animal details

What species will be submitted?:

Number of animals:

Number of animal shipping crates needed:

Test name:

Note: Animals must be scheduled prior to submission to Charles River for testing.

My animals are:

Scheduled
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If scheduled, date of testing:

Date and time

Now

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Serology

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Serology details - How many samples of each are you submitting?

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Infectious Disease - PRIA panel

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Infectious disease PRIA panel details

Are samples being collected from live animals (i.e. ante-mortem sample)?:

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Which sample types are you collecting? (select all that apply):

Feces
Body swab
Oral swab
Lung (post-mortem sample only)

How many mice will be sampled?:

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Infectious Disease - Other PCR test

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Infectious disease - Other PCR test details

What animal will be sampled? (choose one):

Other species:

Number of animals sampled:

Which sample type are you collecting? (choose one):

Feces
Body swab
Oral swab
Whole blood
Serum
Tissue

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Microbiology

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Microbiology details

Number of mice sampled:

Number of rats sampled:

Number of ferrets sampled:

Number of guinea pigs sampled:

Number of hamsters sampled:

Number of rabbits sampled:

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What sample type(s) are you collecting:

Respiratory swab
Gastrointestinal swab
Abscess/lesion swab

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Shipping Materials for Animal Health Surveillance - Histology

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Histology details - How many samples from each species will be submitted?

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Only insulated shipping boxes and specimen cups are provided for this service. Formalin is not included.

Mice sampled:

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Shipping Materials for Environmental Monitoring - Infectious Disease

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Infectious disease PCR (including PRIA) details

How many filter material samples will be collected?:

How many plenum or other surface swab samples will be collected?:

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Shipping Materials for Environmental Monitoring - Microbiology

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Microbiology details - How many of each sample type are you submitting?

Surface swab:

RODAC plate:

Note about RODAC shipping materials:

Only shipping box will be provided; RODAC™ plates are not included.

Water sample for bioburden testing:

Water sample for sterility testing:

Feed or bedding:

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Since two (2) water samples are requested for each test, you will receive two (2) water collection containers per sample.

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Shipping Materials for Cell line/ research biologics screening

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Cell line/research biologics screening details

How many samples are you submitting?:

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Since two (2) separate samples per cell line/research biologic are requested, you will receive two (2) vials per sample. However, if the sample is already aloquated in a plastic, screw-top vial, please indicate in the "Comments" section and we will supply the insulated shipping box only.

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Shipping Materials for Cell line/ research biologics screening