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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Gmbh, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Heinz Schoeder, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Christoph Weber, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
A receiving device for receiving saliva from an animal, having a core and a casing, as well as a kit with a receiving device and a collecting device, wherein the core can be removed from or pulled out of the receiving device to allow examination of the saliva. In addition, a method of using the core of a rope for obtaining a saliva sample from an animal, particularly a pig, wherein saliva is filtered during the sampling by means of the casing of the rope or a receiving device and/or after the sampling the core of the rope or a core of the receiving device is removed from or pulled out of the casing to allow examination of the saliva.