About this Test
Microscopic examination of Wright’s Giemsa stained blood smear for infectious agents only.
Specimen
0.5 mL EDTA whole blood or air-dried slide
Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.
Detection of Mycoplasma wenyonii and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos, the causative agents of hemotropic mycoplasma infection, by PCR.
1-2 mL EDTA whole blood, 1-2g fresh spleen
Detection of a variety of herbicides by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
One or more of the following:
Histologic evaluation of antemortem, formalin fixed tissue.
Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)
Histologic evaluation of postmortem tissues.
Histologic evaluation of postmortem tissues. The price listed ($75.00) is for up to 8 tissues; 9-15 tissues is $91.00; greater that 15 tissues is $110.00.
Review of previously read histopathology slides.
Paraffin embedded blocks or H&E slides previously prepared at TVMDL.
Quantification of immunoglobulin G (IgG) using the turbidometric immunoassay (TIA).
0.5 mL serum
Detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1, the causative agent of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, by kinetic ELISA.
2 mL serum