Sentences with phrase «animal blood samples»

Furthermore, none of the proteins detected by these test kits in any human or animal blood samples were the correct size to be irisin.

Not exact matches

An in - vivo (inside the body) study was undertaken, with animals being given identified samples of coconut oil and their blood tested.

During the process — which involves darting the animal by rifle and then blindfolding it to help keep it calm — the team uses the opportunity to draw a blood sample, vaccinate the animal and conduct a basic physical exam.

The researchers then took blood samples from the dogs, developed DNA profiles for each animal and compared the DNA findings against the staff's initial assessments.

Collecting blood samples from 137 vultures and 27 ravens, they found that lead levels in ravens were almost six times higher during hunting season, when they were exposed to animal remains tainted with lead ammunition, than the rest of the year.

I collected blood samples from the hunters, from other people in their community, and from their animal prey.

By testing all those samples, I identified microbes inhabiting the animal reservoirs and focused on those that showed up in the hunters» blood, making them candidates for firing up human disease.

The interdisciplinary project team is made up of eco - and human toxicologists, physicists, chemists and biologists, and they have just managed to take their first major step forward in achieving their goal: they have developed a method for testing a variety of environmental samples such as river water, animal tissue, or human urine and blood that can detect nanomaterials at a concentration level of nanogram per liter (ppb — parts per billion).

Back in the lab, Nifong and his colleagues teased out what they could find in those stomach contents, and looked for more clues about the animals» diet from in the blood samples.

To minimize the risk to researchers, Munster helped develop a protocol for collecting samples from dead animals: swabbing the outside instead of using sharp instruments to collect blood or tissue.

Investigators sent tissue and blood samples to Michael McIntosh at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Greenport, N.Y. McIntosh says he was surprised to find that the tissue samples also contained the Reston strain, which had not been previously identified in swine.

Researchers at Scripps and other institutions began testing blood samples from these individuals in animals and found that they were producing broadly neutralizing antibodies capable of eliminating most of the HIV varieties, says Crotty.

Blood samples were drawn to measure the levels of the stress hormone cortisol and therefore indicate how stressed the animals were during handling.

New pain «severity» classifications outline mild (a change in diet or taking a blood sample), moderate, and severe animal pain or distress (arthritis, major surgery, and migraine)-- criteria that will inform other parts of the directive.

Now, a new study lead by Assistant Professor Kristine Bohmann from the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, describes a new DNA method to efficiently screen many vampire bat blood meal and faecal samples with a high success rate and thereby determine which animals the vampire bats have fed on blood from.

Later, when their young are born, we take blood samples to see if the birds that we scared with the stuffed animal earlier in the year have mated with several males.»

As part of a DNA study of the world's cats, Stephen O'Brien and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Frederick, Maryland, collected blood and tissue samples from 209 puma in zoos, museums, and the wild across North and Central America, and from 106 of the animals in South America.

Michael Cranfield, a veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, and co-director of one organization called Gorilla Doctors, and his colleagues provided samples from blood collected while treating injured animals or dissecting dead ones, including Kaboko.

A sample of an animal's breath is much easier to obtain, and researchers believe it contains as many diagnostic molecules as blood, just at lower concentrations that are much harder to detect and analyze.

For their research, scientists captured 13 black bears over four hibernation seasons and collected blood samples every 10 days before releasing the animals back into the wild.

Most convincing of all, Knight believes, is that when samples of gut bacteria from the jet - lagged humans were transplanted into healthy mice, the animals gained weight, showed increased blood sugar, and had a higher body fat content compared with animals given the bacteria of participants before their flight.

This is an important step, Singh said, since toxins may behave differently in live animals and humans than in laboratory blood samples.

«It is also of interest whether certain molecular signatures in the samples, such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid, obtained from living animals can predict past and future locomotor activity.

Using small samples of human blood might mean fewer animals are needed to check a drug's safety.

This dataset identifies what animals were sampled and the details of what biosamples were collected to test the hypothesis that signaling modifications prevent local blood vessel changes under low oxygen conditions, thereby allowing the centrally mediated diving reflex to override local perfusion control.

Negative results may occur even when animals are infected depending on timing of sampling or excessive blood in stool, so an ill animal with negative test results may require further testing and care and should still be handled as though infectious.

They contribute blood, cell samples, etc. from their own animals to help with DNA and genome studies.

There are new techniques being developed which use skin or blood samples as a method of testing potentially exposed animals (and humans), although they are not yet being used routinely.

Since 1997 the MBTC has been working closely with the Animal Health Trust at Newmarket to collect blood samples and gather funding to enable work to be done on determining a genetic test to identify the PLL gene and determine whether a given dog is affected, a carrier or clear.

Since the current illnesses and deaths affecting our pets is still a mystery, FDA scientists, in conjunction with academia and industry, are reviewing blood and tissue samples of the affected animals to understand how wheat gluten contaminated with melamine contributed to the pets» illnesses.

This involves a simple blood sample taken by the Orange Grove Animal Hospital technicians and sent to our outside lab.

You should also know that once you «give» i.e. relinquish blood or tissue samples, you no longer «own» them and they can be used in human or animal studies which you may find morally reprehensible or offensive.

It was pretty cool... just draw some blood (courtesy of Dr. McDreamy, a.k.a. Dr. Mark Silberman of Southwest Animal Clinic), send away the sample, and voila..

A veterinary clinical pathologist is a veterinarian who studies diseases in animals, examines blood, tissue and fluid samples, and conducts laboratory tests that help to confirm or reveal a diagnosis of what may be wrong with your pet.

Animal Genetics accepts blood, buccal swab and dewclaw samples for testing.

Collecting blood samples from the affected animals entered in the study and their immediate relatives for future DNA testing.

Veterinary assistants have a range of responsibilities, including: ensuring the comfort of injured or sick animals during their stay, collecting blood and tissue samples, and assisting with surgical procedures.

Randhurst Animal Hospital is able to perform basic cytology on blood, urine, fecal, and ear swab samples using microscopy.

To send a sample for blood typing To establish blood type get your veterinary surgeon to send 0.5 - 1.0 ml blood in an EDTA tube to the Companion Animal Diagnostics, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, U.K. Results will be given on the day the sample is received.

Other biological variables involve factors that can be controlled when drawing the blood sample, such as ensuring the animal is properly fasted.

Anesthesia and sedation are used in a variety of situations in veterinary practice including diagnostic sample collection (X-rays, blood work, urine, biopsies), examination (calming difficult to handle or painful animals, thorough examination of the oral cavity), and surgical procedures.

However, because this requires anesthetizing the animal, genetic testing — in which a laboratory examines the DNA of a blood sample, egg fragment or feather — has become more popular, as it is noninvasive and more affordable.

What they need are blood samples from just a few affected animals.

Blood samples from affected dogs, AND from normal - eyed elderly dogs 12 years of age and older (these animals must have been examined by an ophthalmologist).

Based on blood samples drawn on day 0 of the study, several of the animals whose rabies vaccinations were out - of - date had acceptable and even high rabies antibody titers pre-booster.

• Streamline the patient transfer procedure by implementing a smooth online re-registration process with 14 veterinary hospitals onboard • Introduce a «comfortable» surgical cage to the facility, resulting in decreased incidents of animal discomfort • Greet clients and provide them with information regarding the facility's services • Engage animals / pets by greeting them and performing gestures to keep them comfortable • Register new pets / animals into the facility database by ensuring completeness and accuracy of data • Receive and service calls for information and schedule appointments over the telephone and in person • Provide reminders to clients regarding vaccinations and pre surgery and surgery procedures • Assist in restraining animals during examinations and sampling procedures • Ascertain that blood and urine samples are sent to corresponding labs for testing purposes • Follow up on labs to obtain diagnostic reports and inform clients of their availability • Ascertain the cleanliness, sanitization and maintenance of reception area and treatment rooms

Additionally, I have been especially trained in collecting blood and urine samples from animals, and accurately performing laboratory tests such as urinalysis and complete blood counts.

Pets Are Us — Rio Rancho, NM Sep 2007 — Oct 2012 Registered Veterinary Technician • Managed animal surgery procedures • Performed euthanasia • Evaluated animal health and diagnosed problems or diseases • Kept records of animals • Obtained blood and urine samples for testing • Administered medication and injections • Assisted vet doctor in surgery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE, Livermore Falls, ME (6/2010 to Present) Biology Lab Assistant • Prepare specimens for laboratory experiments by following appropriate standards and procedures • Set up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouses