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Additional photos of blood drawing for KHV antibody testing... page 2

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the following photographs should provide easy reading. Repetitive illustrations of various techniques may prove helpful.

  • KHV antibody testing: Carefully supervised blood drawing.
  • KHV antibody testing: Having the water tubs and fish at hip height helps the back.
  • KHV antibody testing: Veinipuncture from caudal vein.
  • KHV antibody testing:Anestithized fish supported in wet towel for drawing of blood.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood being drawn from caudal vein using ventral approach.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood drawing..different techniques.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood being drawn from caudal vein for KHV serology.
  • KHV antibody testing: Veinipuncture from caudal vein.
  • KHV antibody testing: Measurement and id photo in recovery tank.  An index card with ID number floating beside fish is effective when numbers of fish are being tested.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing blood from caudal vein for serological testing.
  • KHV antibody testing: Veinipuncture of caudal vein.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing blood from caudal vein using ventral approach.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing blood.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing blood into a 3 ml syringe.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing blood into syringe.  One ml is plenty for spinning and testing.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood withdrawn into syringe.
  • KHV antibody testing: Syringe withdrawn and site of veinipuncture is swabbed with antiseptic solution.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood slowly being transferred to vacutainer.  Plunger is initially held and needle placed against side of tube to prevent hemolysis.
  • KHV antibody testing: Venipuncture.  Watch should have been removed first.
  • KHV antibody testing: Drawing bloood for KHV serology.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood being withdrawn into syringe.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood is slowly transferred from syringe to labeled sterile vacutainer.
  • KHV antibody testing: Two person technique.
  • KHV antibody testing: Blood transfer to sterile vacutainer (after  inital flow restriction).
  • KHV antibody testing: Too small a container at a low height makes for more work in obtaining blood.
  • KHV antibody testing: Venipuncture from a larger koi in too small a container at a difficult height.
  • KHV antibody testing: Transfer of blood to vacutainer.
  • KHV antibody testing: Measurement and ID photo with index card showiing specimen number.
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Additional photographs of blood drawing techniques..page 1

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