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Equine Tests (226)

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
Total Protein & Albumin Profile

Measurement of total protein and albumin by automated analyzer. Includes calculation of globulin and albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Amphibian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Reptile, Rodent $10.75 Details
Methicillin-Resistant Staph Confirmation (Culture)

Determination of methicillin-resistance on Staphylococcus isolates.

Specimen:

Pure Staphylococcus species isolate

All $21.50 Details
Virus Identification (IHC) [Referral]

Identification of specific viruses of interest by immunohistochemical staining.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine $45.00 Details
Cytology – Aspirate/Smear

Cytologic evaluation of aspirates and/or impression smears and microscopic evaluation by a clinical pathologist.

Specimen:

Air-dried slide

All $38.75 Details
Necropsy – Animals Over 2000 lbs.

Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death.

Specimen:

Fresh carcass

Bovine, Camelid, Equine, Exotic $756.00 Details
Iron Profile

Measurement of iron and total iron binding capacity by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $14.00 Details
Bacterial Identification (Acid Fast Stain)

Identification of acid-fast bacterial pathogens by acid fast stain / differential stain.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • feces
  • fresh tissue
  • aspirate

All $10.25 Details
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Panel @ 1:12 Dilution (VN)

Detection of antibodies to the New Jersey and Indiana strains of vesicular stomatitis virus (VS NJ/IN) by virus neutralization. Performed at a 1:12 dilution.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Equine $48.50 Details
Lead (ICP/MS)

Measurement of lead by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 0.50 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed
  • 5 mL water

For birds, 0.30 mL EDTA whole blood is adequate. 

If both zinc and lead are requested, the minimum sample is 0.60 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood. 

For bovine, 5 g kidney is preferred.

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
Platelet Count

Automated count of platelets; confirmed with manual count where indicated.

Specimen:

0.5 mL EDTA whole blood or lithium heparin whole blood

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $9.75 Details
Insulin [Referral]

Measurement of insulin.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Canine, Equine, Feline $25.00 Details
Taylorella equigenitalis (CF) [Referral]

Detection of antibodies to Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), by complement fixation.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Equine $23.00 Details
Serum Amyloid A [Referral]

Measurement of serum amyloid A (SAA) in equine samples. SAA measurement a useful tool for monitoring the course of inflammation in an individual animal.

Specimen:

1 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma 

Equine $46.00 Details
Brucella abortus / suis (Plate Agglutination)

Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, causative agents of brucellosis, by standard plate agglutination.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Camelid, Equine, Porcine $3.25 Details
Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (ELISA)

Detection of antibodies to equine infectious anemia (EIA) virus by ELISA.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Equine $8.75 Details
Mycoplasma spp. – Companion Animal (Culture)

Detection of Mycoplasma species in companion animals by culture.

Specimen:

Fresh tissue or swabs

Canine, Equine, Feline, Rodent $16.25 Details
Fractional Excretion

Measurement of serum and urine creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and phosphorus by automated analyzer to determine electrolyte fractional excretion.

Specimen:

0.5 mL urine and one of the following: 0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Equine $27.00 Details
Cytology – Body Fluid

Cytologic evaluation of body fluid samples. Includes gross examination, total protein concentration, cell counts (where indicated and with EDTA and non-flocculent samples), preparation of direct, concentrated and cytocentrifuge slides (where indicated), and microscopic evaluation by a clinical pathologist.

Specimen:

1.0 mL body fluid and air-dried slides

All $40.50 Details
Lawsonia Intracellularis (rtPCR)

Detection of Lawsonia intracellularis by reverse transcription PCR.

Specimen:

1 g feces and/or fresh intestine

Equine, Porcine $32.25 Details
Magnesium

Measurement of magnesium by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, ocular fluid, or urine

All $8.75 Details
Dermatophilus sp. (Stain)

Detection of Dermatophilus congolensis, the causative agent of dermatophilus, by Giemsa stain.

Specimen:

One or more of the following:

  • tissue
  • aspirates
  • exudates
  • impression smears

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $8.75 Details
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Panel (VN)

Detection of antibodies to the New Jersey and Indiana strains (VS NJ / IN) of vesicular stomatitis virus by virus neutralization. Performed at a starting dilution of 1:8.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Equine $38.75 Details
Manganese (ICP/MS)

Measurement of manganese by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following:

  • 0.50 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed
  • 5 mL water

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
Thyroid Panel – Equine

Panel of tests including T3 and T4. Together these results can be used to rule out hypothyroidism in equine.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Equine $26.00 Details
Insulin & Glucose – Fasting 12 Hour [Referral]

Measurement of insulin and glucose from a fasting sample.  This test is used for a diagnosis of insulinoma in dogs, cats, and ferrets and an indicator of metabolic syndrome in horses. Also used to document insulin resistance, especially in horses suspected of pituitary adenoma.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $27.00 Details
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