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| Lab | Lab Test Name | Specimen Amount (Min Amount) | Shipping Conditions | Turn Around Time / Schedule | Comments | In State Fee | Out of State Fee | Method QL = Qualitative QN = Quantitative |
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| Bacteriology | Culture - Listeria | Brain: 1 g tissue preferably the brain stem or pons area. Environmental samples: 10 - 20 g silage, taken from several areas. | Sample of affected tissue should be fresh (not fixed in formalin), should be kept cool and submitted in a labeled, large mouth container suitable for the size of the specimen. Silage can be transported at room temperature. | 5 - 7 working days. | $16.00 | $24.00 | Culture(QL) | |
| Bacteriology | Culture - Ruminant Mastitis | (3 - 5 ml) Milk in sterile, leak-proof containers. Please do not submit in whirl-pak bags. | Best results are obtained if samples are chilled or placed on ice during transport to the laboratory. If more than 20 samples are to be submitted, the Bacteriology Section must be notified at least 1 week before they are submitted. | 3 - 5 working days. | $8.00 | $12.00 | Culture(QL) | |
| Bacteriology | Leptospira FA | 20-40 ml urine 10 - 25 g fresh tissue. Live animal: Urine. Dead animal: Pieces of kidney, placenta and/or liver. | Collection of urine from - Live Animal: See Test Comments to right. Dead animal: pieces of kidney, placenta, and/or liver; specimen should not be over 4 hours old and must not be frozen. | 2 - 3 Working Days | Contact the laboratory for instructions concerning the collection and transport of urine for the leptospiral FA test. The specimen must be received by the Bacteriology Section prior to 2:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, and submitted within 4 hours of collection. Notify lab personnel that the urine sample needs to be processed IMMEDIATELY. | $12.00 | $18.00 | Fluorescent Antibody (QL) |
| Bacteriology | Susceptibility test (MIC)-Food animal | Isolated bacterium. | Up to 2 days after bacterium is isolated. | The Bacteriology Section performs the MIC method. Antimicrobials tested depends on the species of bacterium and species of animal from which the bacterium was recovered. | $8.00 | $12.00 | Sensitivity(QN) | |
| Bacteriology | Susceptibility test (MIC)-Mastitis | Isolated bacterium. | Up to 2 days after bacterium is isolated. | The Bacteriology Section performs the MIC method. Antimicrobials tested depends on the species of bacterium and species of animal from which the bacterium was recovered. | $8.00 | $12.00 | Sensitivity(QN) | |
| Clinical Pathology | CBC | EDTA blood, minimum of 1 ml, ideal sample to be a full EDTA tube for proper EDTA to blood ratio | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $22.00 | $33.00 | Automated Instrument and Microscopic | ||
| Clinical Pathology | CBC (no differential) | EDTA blood, minimum of 1 ml, ideal sample to be a full EDTA tube for proper EDTA to blood ratio | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $11.00 | $16.50 | Automated Instrument | ||
| Clinical Pathology | CBC Differential Only (manual) | 2 to 4 peripheral smear of fresh, anticoagulated EDTA Blood. | Prepare smears by placing a drop of blood on a clean glass slide and pushing the drop out to a feathered edge. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | RBC morphology is reviewed along with the differential cell count. | $11.00 | $16.50 | Visual Microscopic |
| Clinical Pathology | Chemistry Panel-Ruminant | 1 ml. serum: Clear, unhemolyzed serum is the preferred sample. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $22.00 | $33.00 | Automated Instrument | ||
| Clinical Pathology | Fecal Exam (flotation) | 3ml fresh feces | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | This is a semi-quantitative test. We do not perform a Fecal Egg Count. | $17.00 | $25.50 | Flotation | |
| Clinical Pathology | Urinalysis | 12 ml Fresh voided or cathetherized or cytocentesis urine. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $15.00 | $22.50 | Automated Instrument, Visual, Microscopic, Refractometer | ||
| Diagnostic Plans | Bovine Abortion Multiplex PCR | Placenta and fetal organs such as liver, lung, brain, kidney, spleen, stomach content and heart, bacterial, viral or protozoal isolate | Please submit the specimens as soon as possible in refrigerated conditions. | 1-2 work day | This panel has been implemented to detect major viral, bacterial or protozoa agents causing abortion in cattle. The infectious disease agents in this panel includes Bovine Herpes Virus 1, Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Neospora caninum, Leptospira, Toxoplasma gondii and Listeria monocytogenes. Test results should be interpreted with clinical signs and other related laboratory findings. | $90.00 | $90.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) |
| Diagnostic Plans | Calf Diarrhea Panel (Multiplex PCR) | Fecal specimen (at least 5 gr), intestinal scraping, bacterial isolate, nucleic acid | Specimens are submitted in a well labeled leak-proof container maintained at cold temperature during transport. Do not submit fecal specimens in gloves, screw-cap tubes are preferred. | 2-3 days | This is a multiplex PCR assay. These test results are intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of Bovine cornonavirus, Bovine rotavirus group A, E. coli K99, Salmonella, and Cryptosporidium. Results should be considered in conjunction with the quality of specimen submitted, clinical signs and animal history. In case of positive results for Salmonella or E. coli, aerobic culture can be requested and antimicrobial susceptibility performed. | $55.00 | $82.50 | Real-time PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Anaplasma marginale real-time PCR | Minimum 10 ml whole blood specimen, minimum 10 gr tissues (preferably spleen). | Specimens are submitted in a well labeled leak-proof container maintained at cold temperature during transport. | 1-2 working days / Monday through Friday | Anaplasmosis, caused by Anaplasma marginale, is one of the most prevalent tick-transmitted rickettsial diseases of cattle worldwide. This real-time PCR test has been validated to detect Anaplasma marginale in necropsied animals and blood samples. | $35.00 | $52.50 | Real-time PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Bluetongue Virus (BTV) real-time PCR | 10 ml whole blood (EDTA), swab, tissue (spleen is the preferred organ, minimum 0.3 gr) or viral isolate | Please submit the specimens as soon as possible in refrigerated conditions. | 2 working days | This test has been developed to detect Bluetongue Virus (BTV) in clinical specimens. | $35.00 | $52.50 | Real-time PCR(QL) |