Quality Assurance Unit - Scheme Details

PT0114

Worm egg 

Worm Egg identification and count by McMaster or modification.

Worm egg - Counts of identified Nematodirus, Trichostrongyle and/or Oocyst eggs.

Authorised final reports are published electronically. Each report includes a collation of participants’ results (egg type identified and count), mean values of egg counts for each PT-sample calculated from participants’ results, comments and a link to a statistical analysis report.

The statistical analysis is supplementary. Z-scores are calculated from the participants’ results to identify questionable or outlier results by a robust statistical method. The mean value (consensus value) is used in determining these z-scores and as the Intended Result.

14 days

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Worm egg count – 5 g treated ovine faeces from infected animals (unless otherwise specified).

UN3373. Biological substance Category B. UK - Normal post, Overseas - courier. Courier delivery will incur additional costs. Please contact the QA unit for details

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Various aspects of the Proficiency testing schemes may at times be subcontracted. When this occurs it is placed with a competent subcontractor and the Quality Assurance Unit is responsible to the scheme participants for the subcontractors work.

 ISO/IEC 17043: 2010 Conformity assessment – General requirements for proficiency testing.

Pre 2007