What is a pooled sample?

Created by Veterinary Parasitology, Modified on Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 08:56 AM by Veterinary Parasitology

A pooled sample is simple – please collect a small amount of faeces each day for 3 days into the same sample pot (only 1 collection per day is needed). 


That’s it! We only need a small amount of faeces to test. We can also test a single sample if preferred. 


Intermittent shedding may occur with certain parasites (rare) so this increases the likelihood of detection and therefore reducing the possibility of false negative results.

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