Avian
Avian Tests (145)
An accession fee of $8.00 is applied to each accession/case, not each specimen. An accession is defined as samples from the same animal / herd / flock, originating from a single animal owner, submitted for the same condition, collected at the same time. This allows clients to receive bulk testing of same species (from the same owner) under one accession. Poultry submissions requesting multiples tests (e.g., AI, Mg/Ms, culture, etc.) for a single flock are counted as one accession.
Turnaround times are estimates in business days and apply to individual tests. Actual reporting of test results depends on the full battery of tests requested, day of the week/time of day samples arrive at the testing laboratory, and the quantity/quality of samples submitted. Information on additional services and fees can be found here.
The tests and fee schedules are provided for use by TVMDL clients, including veterinarians and animal owners. Fees charged to animal owners by veterinarians may exceed test prices shown herein, reflecting the time, expertise, and expense necessary to collect the sample, ship it in an appropriate manner, interpret results, and provide treatment advice.
| Name ↑ | Description | Species | Price | |
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| Magnesium | Measurement of magnesium by automated analyzer. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, ocular fluid, or urine |
All | $8.75 | Details |
| Salmonella typhimurium (Tube Agglutination) | Detection of antibodies to Salmonella typhimurium by tube agglutination. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $4.25 | Details |
| Molybdenum (ICP/MS) | Measurement of molybdenum by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. Specimen: One or more of the following:
For birds, 0.3 mL serum or plasma is adequate. Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days. |
All | $21.50 | Details |
| Avian Influenza Virus – Serum (AGID) | Detection of antibodies to avian influenza virus in serum by AGID. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $5.00 | Details |
| Histopathology Slide Review | Review of previously read histopathology slides. Specimen: Paraffin embedded blocks or H&E slides previously prepared at TVMDL. |
All | $48.50 | Details |
| Bacterial Identification (Anaerobic Culture) | Identification of bacterial pathogens requiring an anaerobic environment by culture. Specimen: One or more of the following:
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All | $16.25 | Details |
| Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (ELISA) | Detection of antibodies to infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus by ELISA in chickens only. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $4.25 | Details |
| Histopathology – Postmortem 8 or Fewer Tissues | Histologic evaluation of postmortem tissues. The price listed ($70.00) is for up to 8 tissues; for more than 8 tissues, the price is $86.50. Specimen: Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF) |
All | $70.00 | Details |
| Necropsy – Aborted Fetus or Fertile Egg | Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole fetus or egg to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Specimen: Fresh aborted fetus |
All | $91.50 | Details |
| Phosphorus | Measurement of phosphorous in ocular fluid, serum, or urine by automated analyzer. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, ocular fluid, or urine |
All | $8.75 | Details |
| Drug Screen – Performance Animals (LC/MS) | Detection of prohibited substances and permissible therapeutic drugs in livestock show or competition mammalian and avian species using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Quantitation of a positive sample is available for an additional fee. This test is not available for horses intended for racing, whether in training or competition. Specimen: One or more of the following:
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Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Equine, Exotic, Ovine, Porcine | $80.00 | Details |
| Selenium (ICP/MS) | Measurement of selenium by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. Specimen: One or more of the following:
For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA whole blood is adequate. Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days. |
All | $21.50 | Details |
| Virus Isolation (Cell Culture) | Isolation and identification of various viruses using cell culture methods. Specimen: One or more of the following:
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Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine | $43.25 | Details |
| Avermectins (LC/MS) | Measurement of avermectins, including abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, moxidectin and selamectin, by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Specimen: One or more of the following:
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Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Cervid, Equine, Feline | $108.00 | Details |
| Bacillus anthracis (Culture) | Detection of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, by culture. Specimen: One or more of the following:
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All | $43.25 | Details |
| Infectious Bronchitis Virus (ELISA) | Detection of antibodies to infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) by ELISA in chickens only. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $4.25 | Details |
| Buffy Coat Examination | Detection of infectious agents (i.e. Hepatozoon spp., bacteria, spirochetes) and neoplastic cells (i.e. mast cells) by microscopic evaluation of the buffy coat. Specimen: 1 mL EDTA whole blood |
All | $16.25 | Details |
| Necropsy – Avian, Reptiles & Amphibians | Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Avian species such as love birds, cockatiels, etc. are included in this test. For poultry species (chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail, geese, guinea, etc.), please request “Necropsy-Poultry”. Specimen: Fresh carcass |
Amphibian, Avian, Exotic, Reptile | $108.00 | Details |
| Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Plate Agglutination) | Detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) by plate agglutination. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $4.25 | Details |
| Electron Microscopy | General evaluation of samples for virus particles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Specimen: One or more of the following:
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All | $48.50 | Details |
| Thallium (ICP/MS) | Measurement of thallium by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. Specimen: One or more of the following:
For birds, 0.30 mL EDTA whole blood is adequate. Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days. |
All | $21.50 | Details |
| Salmonella Serotyping [Referral] | Identification of a particular Salmonella serotype from a pure isolate by agglutination. When salmonella is detected via culture, the isolate is sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) for serotyping at no cost to the client. Specimen: Salmonella isolate |
Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent | $0.00 | Details |
| Pesticide Screen (GC/MS) | 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 by […] Specimen: One or more of the following:
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Avian, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine | $167.25 | Details |
| Septicemia (Culture) | Identification of bacterial pathogens that cause septicemia by culture. Specimen: Blood inoculated into blood culture media. |
All | $27.00 | Details |
| Mycoplasma gallisepticum & synoviae (ELISA) | Detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae (MGMS) by ELISA in chicken and turkeys only. Specimen: 0.5 mL serum |
Avian | $4.25 | Details |
