# Aujeszky’s Disease Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2012, Paragraph 1


Clotted blood samples shall be provided in vacutainer tubes with a minimum volume of blood of 5ml—
(a) all vacutainer tubes used must be within expiry date;
(b) the filter paper discs for sampling must be obtained from an designated laboratory;
(c) when using filter paper discs for sampling, all the lobes on each disc must be fully saturated with blood;
(d) the filter paper disc samples must be dried before dispatch; and
(e) all vacutainer tubes and discs must be identified with the corresponding identity of the pigs sampled, for breeding pigs this must include the individual identification of the pigs sampled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/66/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/aujeszkys-disease-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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