[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR113.2]

[Page 587-588]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 113--STANDARD REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 113.2  Testing aids.

    To better ensure consistent and reproducible test results when 
Standard

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Requirement tests prescribed in the regulations are conducted, National 
Veterinary Services Laboratories, U.S. Department of Agriculture, may 
provide testing aids, when available, to licensees, permittees, and 
applicants for licenses and permits. Such aids shall be as follows:
    (a) Supplemental Assay Method (SAM) is a technical bulletin 
containing detailed instructions for conducting a test. Such 
instructions shall be in accordance with the procedures currently being 
followed at National Veterinary Services Laboratories and as improved, 
proven procedures are developed, shall be revised and reissued prior to 
application.
    (b) Standard Reference Preparation is a serum, virus, bacterial 
culture, or antigen to be used in test systems for direct comparison 
with serials of biological products under test.
    (c) Standard Test Reagent is a serum, antitoxin, fluorescent 
antibody conjugate, toxin, virus, bacterial cultural, or antigen to be 
used in test systems but not for direct comparison with serials of 
biological products under test.
    (d) Seed cultures are small quantities of standard organisms to be 
propagated by the recipient to establish a supply for use.
    (e) Test Code Number is a number assigned by Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service to each test procedure specified in the Standard 
Requirements and in each filed Outline of Production where such test is 
conducted to support a request for release of a serial or subserial.

[39 FR 21041, June 18, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 758, Jan. 3, 1975; 50 
FR 21799, May 29, 1985; 56 FR 66784, Dec. 26, 1991]