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Equine Tests (223)

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
Trace Mineral Panel (ICP/MS)

Measurement of trace minerals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry.  Targets include copper, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc.  A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following*: 

  • both 0.5 mL EDTA whole blood and 1 mL serum (both sample types are required)
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (approx. 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed

For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA or heparinized whole blood is adequate.

*Serum selenium provides current day levels, while whole blood selenium indicates selenium status over a longer period of time. TVMDL can interpret both serum and whole blood selenium concentrations for cattle, horses, sheep, birds or white-tailed deer. For goats, TVMDL has reference values for serum or plasma only.

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 $32.25 Details
Rickettsiales spp. (rtPCR)

Detection of Rickettsiales species, including Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, all by real time PCR.

Specimen:

0.5 - 2 mL EDTA whole blood or tick(s)

Canine, Equine $32.25 Details
Equine Coronavirus (rtPCR) [Referral]

Detection of equine enteric coronavirus by PCR. 

Specimen:

One of the following: 

  • 1 g or 1 mL fresh feces
  • 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm fresh intestinal necropsy tissue
  • fecal swab  

Nasal swabs and lung tissue are not acceptable for equine testing. 

Equine $46.00 Details
Sarcocystis neurona (PCR) [Referral]

Detection of Sarcocystis neurona, the causative agent of equine protozoal myelitis, by PCR.

Specimen:

2 mL cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in EDTA

Equine $70.00 Details
Neorickettsia risticii (IFA) [Referral]

Detection of antibodies to Neorickettsia risticii (formerly Ehrlichia risticii), the causative agent of Potomac horse fever, by indirect fluorescent antibody test. 

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Equine $27.00 Details
West Nile Virus IgM (ELISA) [Referral]

Detection of IgM antibodies to West Nile virus in equine serum by IgM-capture ELISA. This test is used to assess recent exposure to West Nile virus in clinically ill equines.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Equine $23.00 Details
Testosterone – hCG Stimulation Profile (ChL)

Measurement of testosterone before and after administration of hCG stimulation to confirm cryptorchidism, primarily in equine, by chemiluminescence.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Bovine, Canine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $43.00 Details
Herbicide (GC/MS)

Detection of a variety of herbicides by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 30 g GI contents
  • 10 g bait (source material)
  • 40 g forage or hay
  • 20 g liver
  • 10 g crop content

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine $167.25 Details
Dermatopathology

Histologic evaluation of skin biopsy specimens.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

Camelid, Canine, Equine, Feline $102.00 Details
Leptospira Panel – 7 Serovars (MAT)

Detection of antibodies to 7 serovars of leptospira by quantitative microscopic agglutination test. Targets include pomona, ictero., canicola, grippo., hardjo, bratislava, and autumnalis.  Individual serovars are also available at $6.50 per serovar.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

All $34.50 Details
Bilirubin – Total

Measurement of total bilirubin by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $8.75 Details
Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (rtPCR)

Detection of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) and differentiation between neuropathogenic and non-neuropathogenic / respiratory / wild type strains by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • nasal swabs
  • 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood
  • 1 g fresh tissue (liver, spleen, brain, aborted fetal tissue, placental tissue)

Equine $32.25 Details
Drug Screen – Equine Pre-Purchase (LC/MS)

Detection of NSAIDs, tranquilizers, and muscle relaxants by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.  NSAID targets: acetaminophen, acetylsalicylic acid, carprofen, celcoxib, deracoxib, diclofenac, diflunisal, eltenac, ethacrynic acid, etodolac, fenbufen, fenoprofen, firocoxib, flufenamic acid, flunixin, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indomethacin, indoprofen, ketoprofen, ketorolac, meclofenamic acid, mefanamic acid, meloxicam, nabumetone, naproxen, oxyphenbutazone, phenylbutazone, piroxicam, salicylic acid, tenoxicam, tolfenamic acid, and tolmetin.  Tranquilizer […]

Specimen:

One of the following: 

  • 5 mL serum
  • 5 mL plasma
  • 10 mL urine

Equine $140.25 Details
Cadmium (ICP/MS)

Measurement of cadmium 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: 

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

For birds, 0.3 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
Vitamin A (HPLC)

Measurement of vitamin A by high-performance liquid chromatography.

Specimen:

10 g liver or 2 mL serum

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $48.50 Details
Tick-borne Pathogen Panel (rtPCR)

Detection of tick-borne pathogens by real time PCR. Includes Rickettsiales species (Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum); Borrelia species (B. burgdoreferi, B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae); and Babesia species (B. gibsoni, B. canis, B. caballi).

Specimen:

0.5 - 2 mL EDTA whole blood or tick(s)

Canine, Equine $64.75 Details
Neorickettsia risticii (rtPCR) [Referral]

Detection of Neorickettsia risticii (formerly Ehrlichia risticii), the causative agent of Potomac horse fever, by real time PCR.

Specimen:

10 mL EDTA whole blood and 5 g feces or fecal swab. For post mortem testing, 0.5 g mucosal scraping.

Equine $68.00 Details
Special Stain – Client Request

Special slide stain as requested by the client.

Specimen:

fresh or fixed tissue

All $13.50 Details
CBC – Equine

Measurement of WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, PLT, and fibrinogen by automated analyzer. Microscopic blood smear review for WBC differential, cellular morphology, and hemoparasites.

Specimen:

1 mL EDTA whole blood and 1-2 air dried slides.

Equine $19.50 Details
Streptococcus equi Multiplex Real-Time PCR and Bacterial Identification Panel

This panel includes detection and differentiation of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi, the causative agent of strangles, and S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus by real-time PCR and identification of these bacterial pathogens by culture.

Specimen:

One or more of the following:

  • 1-3 mL guttural pouch washing
  • 1-3 mL pharyngeal wash
  • 1-3 mL nasal secretion
  • naso-pharyngeal swab
  • draining lymph node swab
  • 1-2 g fresh lung/respiratory tissue

Equine $70.00 Details
Testosterone (ChL)

Measurement of testosterone by chemiluminescence.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $27.00 Details
Petroleum (GC/MS)

Detection of petroleum hydrocarbons by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 500 g GI content
  • 500 g feces
  • 500 g soil
  • 100 mL water
  • 100 g source material

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Non Animal, Ovine $27.00 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
Leptospira Panel – 8 Serovars (MAT)

Detection of antibodies to 8 serovars of leptospira by quantitative microscopic agglutination test. Targets include pomona, ictero., canicola, grippo., hardjo, bratislava, autumnalis, and sejroe.  Individual serovars are also available at $6.50 per serovar.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

All $38.75 Details
Calcium

Measurement of calcium by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

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

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $8.75 Details
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