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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 952436" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>I band in groups of 5 - 10, and then wrap in a paper towel and put up to 10 tubes in sandwich baggie. I put all baggies in one large freezer baggie. It's probably overkill, but a baggie's just a few pennies. I print a copy of the submission form and put it in the large baggie. I do use an ice pack but it's not required. I save the ice packs that come with vaccines so I'm glad to move them on out of the freezer. The submission form doesn't get damp because it's inside the large baggie. I either find a box or let UPS box it. We ship to Bedford IN, and they told me about the rare ocassion when samples are damaged, so I go for overkill on packaging. If I spend an extra $5 to cushion the samples that beats pulling samples all over again.</p><p>The last time I shipped I sent 40 samples and I labelled each baggie with the sample numbers contained.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Shadyhollow, I've never felt a pulse in the tail where I pull blood. Also, when you use a syringe to pull blood, do you clean it between each cow? If you don't you could be cross-contaminating the blood samples and you won't get accurate results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 952436, member: 1974"] I band in groups of 5 - 10, and then wrap in a paper towel and put up to 10 tubes in sandwich baggie. I put all baggies in one large freezer baggie. It's probably overkill, but a baggie's just a few pennies. I print a copy of the submission form and put it in the large baggie. I do use an ice pack but it's not required. I save the ice packs that come with vaccines so I'm glad to move them on out of the freezer. The submission form doesn't get damp because it's inside the large baggie. I either find a box or let UPS box it. We ship to Bedford IN, and they told me about the rare ocassion when samples are damaged, so I go for overkill on packaging. If I spend an extra $5 to cushion the samples that beats pulling samples all over again. The last time I shipped I sent 40 samples and I labelled each baggie with the sample numbers contained. Shadyhollow, I've never felt a pulse in the tail where I pull blood. Also, when you use a syringe to pull blood, do you clean it between each cow? If you don't you could be cross-contaminating the blood samples and you won't get accurate results. [/QUOTE]
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