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Veterinary Biobank Facility: Development and Management for Diagnostic and Research Purposes

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Veterinary Infection Biology: Molecular Diagnostics and High-Throughput Strategies

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1247))

Abstract

Biobanking is an essential tool for ensuring easy availability of high-quality biomaterial collections that combine essential samples and epidemiological, clinical, and research data for the scientific community. Specimen collection is an integral part of clinical research. Indeed, every year throughout the world, millions of biological samples are stored for diagnostics and research, but in many fields the lack of biological material and models is a major hindrance for ongoing research. A biobank facility provides suitable samples for large-scale screening studies and database repositories. Software dedicated to biological banks simplify sample registration and identification, the cataloging of sample properties (type of sample/specimen, associated diseases and/or therapeutic protocols, environmental information, etc.), sample tracking, quality assurance, and specimen availability characterized by well-defined features. Biobank facilities must adopt good laboratory practices (GLPs) and a stringent quality control system and also comply with ethical issues, when required.

The creation of a veterinary network can be useful under different aspects: the first one is related to the importance of animal sciences itself to improve research and strategies in the different branches of the veterinary area, and the second aspect is related to the possibility of data management harmonization to improve scientific cooperation.

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The authors thank Dr. G. Bontempi, L.R. Scorrano, colleagues of IZSLER, and the personnel of Biobank Infrastructure for practical support and collaboration.

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  1. Cell Culture Centre, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Brescia, Italy

    Tina Lombardo, Silvia Dotti, Riccardo Villa, Stefano Cinotti & Maura Ferrari

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, IP and Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Mónica V. Cunha

  2. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, IP, Lisboa, Portugal and School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

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Lombardo, T., Dotti, S., Villa, R., Cinotti, S., Ferrari, M. (2015). Veterinary Biobank Facility: Development and Management for Diagnostic and Research Purposes. In: Cunha, M., Inácio, J. (eds) Veterinary Infection Biology: Molecular Diagnostics and High-Throughput Strategies. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1247. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_4

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