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Ovine

Ovine Tests (200)

An accession fee of $7.00 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
BUN

Measurement of blood urea nitrogen by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

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

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $8.00 Details
Campylobacter spp. (Culture)

Detection of Campylobacter spp. by culture.

Specimen: One or more of the following: swab, fluid, fetal tissue, fetal stomach content. 

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Ovine $11.00 Details
Herbicide (GC/MS)

Detection of a variety of herbicides by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Quantitation of a positive sample is available for an additional fee.

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 $155.00 Details
Histopathology – Postmortem 8 or Fewer Tissues

Histologic evaluation of postmortem tissues. The price listed ($65.00) is for up to 8 tissues; for more than 8 tissues, the price is $80.00.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

All $65.00 Details
Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Food Animal (MIC)

Determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of pure isolates from food animals by minimum inhibitory concentration.

Specimen:

Pure bacterial isolate

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine, Porcine $18.50 Details
Cholesterol

Measurement of total cholesterol by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $8.00 Details
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (rtPCR)

Detection of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) by real-time PCR. This test can distinguish between the ovine, ibex, white tail deer, caprine and alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 strains of MCF.

Specimen:

1 g fresh tissue (lymph node, liver, spleen, kidney, lung) and/or 1-2 mL EDTA whole blood.

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Exotic, Ovine $30.00 Details
Cache Valley Virus (VN)

Detection of antibodies to Cache Valley virus by virus neutralization.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine $15.00 Details
Metal & Mineral Panel (ICP/MS)

Measurement of metals and minerals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry.  Targets include manganese, cobalt, copper, iron, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and thallium.

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); or--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 $35.00 Details
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Flotation)

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

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

All $14.00 Details
Brucella abortus / suis (Card Agglutination)

Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, the causative agents of brucellosis, by card agglutination.

Specimen:

1 mL serum or plasma

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $3.00 Details
Pentobarbital (LC/MS)

Detection of pentobarbital in submitted samples.

Specimen: 10 g liver or stomach content, medication, livestock feed, pet food.

All $90.00 Details
Abomasal Worm Count [Referral]

Quantitative and concentration technique to detect and determine worm burdens in the abomasum and intestines of livestock and other ungulates.

Specimen:

Submit the entire abomasum (compartment four) and contents. Submissions of partial organs or only contents will result in inaccurate counts. 

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Exotic, Ovine $60.00 Details
Amylase

Measurement of amylase activity by automated analyzer.

Specimen: 0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Amphibian, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $8.00 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 $13.00 Details
Metaldehyde (GC/MS)

Detection of metaldehyde by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Specimen:

10 g GI content, vomitus, or bait

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine $50.00 Details
Buffy Coat Examination

Detection of infectious agents (i.e. Hepatozoon spp., bacteria, spirochetes) and neoplastic cells (i.e. mast cells) by microscopic evaluation of the buffy coat.

Specimen: 1 mL EDTA whole blood

All $15.00 Details
Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Mastitis (MIC)

Determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of pure isolates from milk by minimum inhibitory concentration.

Specimen:

Pure bacterial isolate

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Ovine, Porcine $15.00 Details
CK

Measurement of creatine kinase by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $8.00 Details
Coxiella burnetii (rtPCR)

Detection of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 1 g fresh liver or lung fetal tissue, fetal stomach content, 1 g placenta, 1-2 mL vaginal discharge, 1-2 mL milk, 1-2 mL colostrum.

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $30.00 Details
Electron Microscopy

General evaluation of samples for virus particles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 2-5 g intestine, 2-5 mL intestinal content, 5 g feces, other fresh samples as deemed appropriate by submitter and/or professional staff.

All $45.00 Details
Molybdenum (ICP/MS)

Measurement of molybdenum by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 1 mL serum or plasma, 5 g fresh liver, 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added), 500 g feed. 

For birds, 0.3 mL serum or plasma 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 $20.00 Details
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Sedimentation)

Detection of fluke eggs in feces by fecal sedimentation.

Specimen: 3-5 g feces

All $20.00 Details
Coxiella burnetii (IFA)

Detection of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii Phases I and II, the causative agent of Q fever, in serum via indirect fluorescent antibody; tested at 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024, and 1:2048 dilutions.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine $18.00 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
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