AG3544C DAFM Provision of Badger and Foxes Necropsy Procedure and Ancillary Services

The service comprises of • The collection of badger and fox carcases from designated locations countrywide and delivery to the tenderer's laboratory • Necropsy Procedure to be performed in the tenderer's laboratory • Histopathological Examination • Collection, freezing and storage of tissue samples and the transport of the tissue samples to the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Backweston, Co. Kildare • Safe disposal of the badger and fox carcases by rendering and disposal of other associated packaging • Reporting all findings back to the Department on a monthly and quarterly basis and then an overall annual report. Reports should be written reports, accompanied by an excel sheet and not just an excel sheet. Written reports must contain the number of badgers received, the locations the badgers were caught at, injury score assessment, pregnancy status, weight and sex of the badger, approximate age (juvenile or adult), record if gross lesions were found, record of samples harvested for culture, culture results. Reports should be sent to the Wildlife SVI and SRO in Bacteriology Lab.