Where should the blood sample for EIA testing be sent to obtain official results for a horse traveling internationally?

Where should the blood sample for EIA testing be sent to obtain official results for a horse traveling internationally?

• A. A state laboratory for EIA testing
• B. A USDA-approved laboratory for EIA testing
• C. A university laboratory
• D. A private clinical laboratory

Answer: (B)

For international travel, you need an official EIA test certificate that is only issued by USDA-approved laboratories. These labs are federally authorized to perform EIA testing and to issue the official certificates that foreign authorities recognize for import permits. So the blood sample should be sent to one of these USDA-approved labs, where the test is run under standardized procedures and the resulting negative certificate is produced as an officially accepted document for export. Other labs may perform the test for veterinary care or research, but their results alone aren’t considered official for international movement unless the lab is USDA-approved and can issue the export certificate.

For international travel, you need an official EIA test certificate that is only issued by USDA-approved laboratories. These labs are federally authorized to perform EIA testing and to issue the official certificates that foreign authorities recognize for import permits. So the blood sample should be sent to one of these USDA-approved labs, where the test is run under standardized procedures and the resulting negative certificate is produced as an officially accepted document for export. Other labs may perform the test for veterinary care or research, but their results alone aren’t considered official for international movement unless the lab is USDA-approved and can issue the export certificate.