How should the sample be shipped?
It should be shipped with frozen freezer packs in an insulated Styrofoam container or Styrofoam tube mailer (tube mailer available from the AHDC for a small fee, if needed). It should be shipped by overnight courier or by U.S. Priority Mail. Samples should be scheduled to arrive Monday through Friday. The AHDC offers special pricing for courier services, further information is available at: http://www.diaglab.vet.cornell.edu/test/feeman/CourierInfo.pdf If you have any questions about sample collection, submission requirements or shipping, please contact the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at (607) 253-3333 or refer to the AHDC website at http://www.diaglab.vet.cornell.