title: Field chemistry analysis.
abstract: Typical manual and automated technologies used in field chemistry testing are reviewed, along with associated advantages and disadvantages. A brief overview of metabolic disease monitoring is included. Guidelines for evaluating and achieving success are provided, including criteria for system evaluation and expectations for comparative performance evaluations. The more common problems and limitations associated with field chemistry diagnostics and how to best prevent them are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. linda.vap@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vap
authors.forename: M Glade
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Weiser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D002138:Calibration; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*