Bovine Tests (158)
An accession fee of $7.00 is applied to each accession/case, not each specimen. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Solid Culture) | Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, by culture. Specimen: Feces |
Bovine | $20.00 | Details |
| Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 6 (VN) | Detection of antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus type 6 (EHD-6) by virus neutralization. Specimen: 0.25 mL serum |
Bovine, Caprine, Cervid | $15.00 | Details |
| Coxiella burnetii (ELISA) | Detection of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, by ELISA. Specimen: 1 mL serum or plasma |
Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine | $12.00 | Details |
| Bovine Leukemia Virus (ELISA) | Detection of antibodies to bovine leukemia virus by ELISA. Specimen: 1 mL serum |
Bovine | $8.00 | Details |
| Drug Screen – Unknowns (LC/MS) | Detection of a variety of drugs in submitted samples. This screen is designed to detect drugs not indicated in other TVMDL Drug Screens. This test does not include detection of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), salicylic acid, or salicylates. For these drugs, please also request Drug Screen – NSAIDs (1029). Specimen: One or more of the following: 5 mL serum, 10 mL urine, 10 g liver or stomach content, medication, livestock feed, pet food. |
Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine | $90.00 | Details |
| Vesicular Stomatitis – Positive Diagnosis in Two Colorado Counties | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2015 Contact: Veterinarians and Livestock Owners: State Veterinarian’s Office, (303) 869-9130 Media: Christi Lightcap, (303) 869-9005, Christi.Lightcap@state.co.us Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) – Positive Diagnosis in Two Colorado Counties Tips for Livestock Owners and Veterinarians BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Horses on two Montrose and one Delta County premises tested positive for the disease and have […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Equine | Details | |
| TVMDL Amarillo hosts USDETC | More than 50 students from 19 states, Canada and New Zealand visited the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo to learn about topics in dairy cattle health. The attendees included students in veterinary colleges, animal science programs, dairy science programs, and technicians and managers working in the dairy industry. This was part […] Specimen: |
Bovine | Details | |
| Bovine B4 Export Multiplex (rtPCR) | Detection of 4 pathogens known to infect bovine; includes bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine leukemia virus (BLV), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/bovine herpesvirus-1 (IBR/ BHV-1), and bluetongue virus (BTV), all by real time PCR. Testing for this combination of pathogens is often useful in fulfilling certain export requirements. Specimen: One or more of the following: 1-2 mL semen, 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood, 1 g fresh tissue (spleen, liver, lung, lymph nodes). |
Bovine | $50.00 | Details |
| TVMDL Amarillo hosts 9th annual Southwest Dairy Day field day | For the ninth year the U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium (USDETC) brought students to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo for a field day. Hosted by Pathology Section Head William Gilmore, DVM, PhD, and Resident Director R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, the lab provided students with an opportunity to see […] Specimen: |
Bovine | Details | |
| Heavy Metal Panel (ICP/MS) | Measurement of heavy metals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. Targets for avian samples include lead, arsenic, cadmium, zinc, and thallium. Targets for mammalian species include lead, arsenic, cadmium, and thallium. If zinc testing is desired on mammalian species, please see Metal & Mineral Panel. Specimen: One or more of the following: 1 mL EDTA whole blood, 5 g fresh liver, 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (approx. 3 Tru-Cut samples), 500 g feed. For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA or heparinized whole blood is adequate. Turnaround time is 1-3 days for serum/blood samples; 2-5 days for tissue or feed samples. |
All | $30.00 | Details |
| Trich-onomics | (originally published on Drovers Cattle Network) By John Maday, Editor, Bovine Veterinarian When a third or more of a rancher’s cows turn up open, which can happen when trichomoniasis, or trich, infects a herd, the rancher obviously takes a significant economic loss. But due to the sporadic nature of the disease, quantifying losses the disease causes across […] Specimen: |
Bovine | Details | |
| Helman joins TVMDL as Amarillo Resident Director | On August 3, R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA, joins the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) as resident director for the agency’s Amarillo location. The hire is a result of an exhaustive, national search to fill this important vacancy in the Texas Panhandle. Dr. Helman comes to TVMDL from IDEXX Laboratories, where he […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine | Details | |
| Introducing Vitamin Panel, Vitamin A tests at TVMDL | The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) now offers a panel for vitamin A and E using liver or serum samples. In addition, TVMDL now performs a stand-alone vitamin A test in liver or serum. The combined Vitamin Panel can be used to quantify vitamin A and vitamin E levels in the liver or […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine | Details | |
| Cyanide (Colorimetric) | Detection of cyanide by colorimetric analysis; also provides semi-quantitative cyanide levels in forages. Learn more about testing for cyanide and nitrate in forages in the online Education Library. Specimen: One or more of the following: 8-15 stalks of fresh forage, baled hay core sample (single probe), frozen rumen contents, frozen tied off stomach (small animal). |
Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Exotic, Non Animal, Ovine | $15.00 | Details |
| Bulk pricing offered for Pregnancy Specific Binding Protein (PSBP) | Did you know TVMDL offers a bulk discount on a few of our tests? Be sure to look at the test description and pricing, especially if you have a large herd and are submitting samples. We now offer the Pregnancy Specific Binding Protein (PSBP) test as a bulk offering. If 20 or more samples are submitted […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Caprine, Ovine | Details | |
| Vesicular Stomatitis confirmed in New Mexico | On April 29, one horse in Grant County, New Mexico, and one horse in Otero County, New Mexico, were confirmed to have the New Jersey serotype of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) virus. The Grant County case is the 2015 index case for the United States; the two premises are currently quarantined. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Ovine, Porcine | Details | |
| Necropsy – Food & Production Animals 200 lbs. and Under | 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 | $80.00 | 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 | $8.00 | Details |
| TVMDL Assistant Agency Director, Dr. Terry Hensley, participates in the World Buiatrics Congress | In early July 2016, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Assistant Agency Director Terry S. Hensley, MS, DVM, was invited to display a scientific poster at the 2016 World Buiatrics Congress in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Hensley submitted a poster titled, “Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Farmed Cervids in Texas.” Congress delegates included representatives from 76 […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Cervid | Details | |
| Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (VN) | Detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1 (VN), the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) virus, by virus neutralization. Specimen: 1 mL serum |
Bovine | $9.00 | 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 | $11.50 | Details |
| Second Vesicular Stomatitis case confirmed in Reeves County, Texas | The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) offers a CF assay, as well as a virus neutralization (VN) assay, to test for Vesicular Stomatitis virus, and both are available at the full-service laboratories in College Station and Amarillo. Two strains of the disease have historically been observed in the U.S., New Jersey (NJ) […] Specimen: |
Bovine, Equine | Details | |
| Dr. Helman discusses Foot-and-Mouth Disease on the KGNC “CREET Beat” | The weekly Amarillo-area radio show, KGNC-710 Golden Spread AgriBusiness Update, invited R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA, resident director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo to discuss Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). The disease has the potential to impact the Amarillo-area cattle industry. Dr. Helman discusses the precautions livestock producers have in […] Specimen: |
Bovine | Details | |
| Trichomonas – Bovine (Culture) | Detection of Trichomonas foetus in bovine by culture. This test is for diagnostic purposes. Specimen: One or more of the following: smegma, fetal stomach content, prepucial wash. |
Bovine | $14.00 | Details |
| Toxicology Evaluation (Digital) | Learn more about TVMDL’s Digital Toxicology Service then submit your specimens using the submission form for digital toxicology evaluation. Specimen: Plant, GI content, vomitus, water, or source material |
All | $15.00 | Details |
