Blood Analysis
The ability to diagnose the presence of thiomolybdate (molybdenum) toxicity via a blood sample was developed at the University of Leeds in the 1990’s. The blood diagnosis service is now available at the University of Nottingham Veterinary School and is run by Dr Nigel Kendall (Tel: 0115 9516447). The appropriate diagnostic tool for thiomolybdate toxicity is that of the trace element base analysis, although the NUVETNA service can also offer other useful blood diagnoses.
NUVETNA staff will not be available to provide an interpretation of the trace-element base results, but Stewart Telfer (Tel: 0113 226 0666) or Peter Bone (Tel: 07785 368591) will be happy to discuss your results with you.
The forms provided here may be used for both cattle and sheep.
These forms are provided in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and you will need to have the free reader installed in order to view and print the files. If you don’t have this free industry standard reader installed you can download it here
Blood Diagnosis forms
