FYI - United is being sold. This is why management decided to halt production of vaccines (current stock of Fervac-D has an exp date of August 2006) and ADV testing after Jan 25th. I spoke with United directly and that is what I was told. I also wanted to respond to the post by Anonymous [DV]: >First let me say that there is nothing wrong with the Avecon saliva >tests. I feel that they are more accurate than the United tests that >everyone has been doing. Why you may ask? Because when I had called a >few years ago and inquired why a test could come up inconclusive they >explained that many things could throw the test Avecon send in saliva tests match United results about 95% of the time. However, the 5% that don't match are positive on United and negative on Avecon. I had one of those funky testing ferrets and even though she tested negative on Avecon (instant test & send in saliva) many times, when she passed I had her organs sent to the Univ of GA to help their research and she DID have ADV (found it in her spleen). So your claim is not necessarily true. I use both tests, myself, since no test is perfect. >the time of sample taking it could throw a false positive. If there >is something on the ferrets foot when a sample is taken it could throw >a fale positive. To me Avecon is more thorough and more accurate, >besides isn't it better to use the company WHO DEVELOPED the ADV test >rather than a copycat company? United has been doing ADV testing for many, many years before Avecon was even created. They are two entirely different tests. >Second, I was told that after January 25th that not only is United NOT >doing ADV testing anymore, but they will no longer be manufacturing >Fervac D or Purevax.... United Vaccines does not have anything to do with Purevax. Purevax is produced by Merial and is currently available, although they have had an inconsistant supply in the past. Mary ********************** Novel Beginnings Ferretry http://www.geocities.com/novelbeginnings/ ********************** [Posted in FML issue 5114]