The last time I used the local vet we did thyroid tests preparatory to breeding which should have been sent to MSU (MI State University Lab) in MI. Instead it was sent to OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) in MO. Thankfully OFA could help us recover and sent it on to MSU. This time I had blood sent to IDEX for progesterone and brucellosis tests to breed one of my imports and the blood either did not get to Fed X, the tech cant find the FedEx receipt in her car... perhaps it was addressed wrong... who knows, but the blood is LOST so I missed this breeding. It will be too late to recover from this mistake. Given the situation it was not all that inconvenient but there were loss of funds by the stud dog owner who did get their brucellosis done which I will have to compensate for. Could have been MUCH worse had there been an accumulation of expenses prior to breeding as in some cases... Like plane tickets!