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Bovine Tests (259)

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
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus – Persistently Infected (IHC) [Referral]

Identification of BVD antigen in ear notch specimens by immunohistochemical staining.

Specimen:

Ear notch(es) in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

Bovine $25.20 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
Bunyavirus & Cache Valley Virus (PCR)

Detection of bunyaviruses of bunyamwera, including cache valley virus (CVV) and California serogroups, by PCR.

Specimen:

1 g fresh placenta, kidney, and/or brain from aborted fetus

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $27.00 Details
Iron – Serum or Plasma

Measurement of iron in serum by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $8.75 Details
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (rtPCR)

Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1-2 mL semen
  • nasopharyngeal swab
  • 1-2 mL transtracheal wash
  • 1-2 mL bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
  • 1 g fresh or frozen lung or trachea
  • 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood
  • fresh ear notch

Bovine $27.00 Details
Drug Screen – Anabolic Steroids (LC/MS)

Detection of anabolic steroids by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Targets include boldenone, nandrolone, stanozolol, testosterone, and trenbolone.

Specimen:

5 mL serum or 10 mL urine

Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $86.25 Details
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Indiana Strain (VN)

Detection of antibodies to the Indiana strain of vesicular stomatitis virus (VS IN) by virus neutralization. Performed at a starting dilution of 1:8.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Equine $21.50 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
Parasite & Ova Count (McMasters)

Quantitative fecal egg count ideal for equids, small ruminants, camelids, cervids, ovine, and young bovids.

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Ovine $15.00 Details
Necropsy – Food & Production Animals 201-1000 lbs.

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

Specimen:

Fresh carcass

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine, Porcine $167.25 Details
Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (kinetic ELISA) [Referral]

Detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1, the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, by kinetic ELISA.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Bovine $17.50 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: 

  • feces
  • source material
  • adipose (fat)
  • brain
  • liver
  • kidney
  • feed
  • serum

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Cervid, Equine, Feline $108.00 Details
Brucella abortus / suis (Tube Agglutination)

Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, the causative agents of brucellosis, using the standard tube agglutination test (STT). 

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Porcine $3.25 Details
Non-Esterified Fatty Acids

Measurement of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $10.75 Details
Microbial Identification Extended (Culture)

Culture beyond standard methods when necessary to obtain a microbial identification for fungal or bacterial isolates.

Specimen:

Pure isolate

All $14.00 Details
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis – Serum or Plasma (ELISA)

Detection of antibodies to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, in serum or plasma by ELISA.

Specimen:

1 mL serum or plasma

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $8.75 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
Fecal Occult Blood (Guaiac)

Detection of fecal occult blood by the stool Guaiac test.

Specimen:

1 g feces

All $7.50 Details
Leptospira spp. (rtPCR)

Detection of Leptospira species by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1-2 mL urine
  • 1 g fresh tissue (kidney, liver, placenta)

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline $27.00 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
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (rtPCR)

Detection of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1-2 mL semen
  • 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood
  • 1 g fresh spleen

Bovine, Camelid, Cervid $32.25 Details
Drug Screen – Beta Agonists in Serum/Urine/Feed (LC/MS)

Detection of performance enhancing beta-agonist drugs by liquid chromatography / mass spectrometry. Targets include albuterol, clenbuterol, formoterol, metoprolol, ractopamine, terbutaline, and zilpaterol.

Specimen:

Mammalian species: 5 mL serum or 10 mL urine. 

Feed: 20 g.

Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $88.00 Details
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus New Jersey Strain (VN)

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

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Equine $21.50 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
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Flotation)

Identification of parasite eggs, cysts, and oocysts by fecal flotation with centrifugation.

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

All $15.00 Details
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