How to prepare the perfect blood smear every time.

Watch this youtube video I just uploaded.

Blood sampled from a small shark.

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Natasha Ivey says:

2012/09/03 at 16:55

Sorry but that is not a perfect blood smear… should be 2/3 length of slide and should not come off the end

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1. TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish says:
  
  2012/09/04 at 23:34
  
  I agree with you that you should always start off with a small drop of blood to make the smear. However, in cases where the initial drop of blood is a bit on the generous side, then the lift and streak technique I’ve shown works very well to create a monolayer zone and a feathered edge. You can’t always be as precise when working in the field as compared to in a lab.
  
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