faecal sample

collocation in English

meaningsoffaecalandsample

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faecal
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.kəl/
us
/ˈfiː.kəl/
consisting of, contained in, or relating to the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑːm.pəl/
us
/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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(Definition offaecalandsamplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffaecal sample

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On farm, the 1 gfaecalsampleonly detected 13.3 % (2/15) of all positive pigs necropsied on farm.
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During the 7-day settling-in period, afaecalsamplefrom each cat was examined for the presence of helminth eggs.
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Testing the rope devices accurately classified the pens to a lower level of prevalence than culture of the compositefaecalsample.
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Each spiny rat'sfaecalsamplerepresented a single observation.
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Each subject was asked to provide afaecalsampleand was questioned regarding episodes of diarrhoea in the preceding week.
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A standard negative controlfaecalsamplewas also included.
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The relative sensitivity (13.3 %) of the 1 gfaecalsampledemonstrates that afaecalsampleprovides a very low probability of detecting an infected pig.
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Eachfaecalsamplewas marked with the corresponding ring number.
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Chimpanzees and gorillas passed 18 and 41 seeds perfaecalsample, respectively.
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However, with abattoir and on-farm results combined, thefaecalsampledetected 57.4 % (74/129) of positive pigs.
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Afaecalsampleis sent to a laboratory and tested positive for campylobacter for 5800 patients.
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In addition, in one herd the analyses of the pooledfaecalsampleproved negative even though the manure sample was positive.
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However, the parasites were found in the digestive tract and in afaecalsample, suggesting that they could be originating from rabbits ingested.
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Herbage samples were taken on a daily basis 2 days ahead of the respectivefaecalsample.
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Radio-tagged pheasants were measured and afaecalsamplewas obtained from each one the day before their release.
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This was the situation in autumn 2002, when the 13-year-old child was hospitalized, but nofaecalsamplewas collected for examination.
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Eachfaecalsamplecollected was mixed thoroughly with 10% aqueous formaldehyde for preservation.
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Eachfaecalsamplewas independently washed, and seeds that were retained with a 1-mm sieve were identified, counted, and measured.
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