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Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply. Identification of fungal organisms by PCR and sequencing. This PCR is recommended to complement identification of fungal organisms on histopathology and cytology. The assay is not recommended when fungal organisms are not observed histologically, due to the potential of amplification of…
Quantitative fecal egg count ideal for equids, small ruminants, camelids, cervids, ovine, and young bovids.
Interpretation of digital microscopic images of parasitology specimens.
Identification of parasite eggs, cysts, and oocysts by fecal flotation with centrifugation.
Detection of fluke eggs in feces by fecal sedimentation.
Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply. Identification of uncommon, rare, or unusual endoparasites or ectoparasites based on morphological characteristics.
Detection and identification of a variety of chemicals including organophosphates, organochlorines, carbamates, industrial pollutants, polycyclic aromatics, aliphatic hydrocarbons, miscellaneous pesticides, some natural products and some drugs using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Samples are screened using multiple instrument libraries containing mass spectra for thousands of compounds. Positive identification of a suspect sample is made…
Detection of Rickettsiales species, including Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, all by real time PCR.
Detection of Salmonella spp. by culture.
Identification of bacterial pathogens that cause septicemia by culture.