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    Cyanide (Colorimetric)

    Test Code
    1017
    $17.00

    About this Test

    Detection of cyanide by colorimetric analysis.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • frozen rumen contents
    • frozen tied off stomach (small animal)
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    Drug Screen – Unknowns (LC/MS)

    Test Code
    1544
    $115.50

    About this Test

    Detection of a variety of drugs in submitted samples. This screen is designed to detect drugs not indicated in other TVMDL Drug Screens. Some of the drugs included in this test are from the following drug classes:

    • Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
    • Long-acting Tranquilizers
    • Sedatives
    • Corticosteroids
    • Anabolic Steroids
    • Beta-adrenergic Agonists
    • Local Anesthetics
    • Antihistamines
    • Beta Blockers
    • Benzodiazepines
    • Vasodilators
    • Antipsychotics
    • Analgesics
    • Diuretics
    • Stimulants
    • Anxiolytic Drugs

    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, livestock feed, pet food
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    Ethylene Glycol (GC/MS)

    Test Code
    1035
    $56.75

    About this Test

    Detection of ethylene glycol by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    Specimen

    20 g stomach content, vomitus, or bait

  • Feed Tag Test (Proximate Analysis) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8157
    $58.25

    About this Test

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

    Measurement of nutritional components in feed to include moisture, dry matter, crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, ash, calculated total digestible nutrients (TDN), net energy for maintenance (NEm), net energy for gain (NEg), and net energy intake (NEl). 

    Specimen

    1 lb. feed

  • Heavy Metal Panel – Non-Animal (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1596
    $33.75

    About this Test

    Measurement of heavy metals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. Targets for feed samples include lead, arsenic, cadmium, and thallium.  A $11.25 sample preparation fee will be added to feed specimens.

    Specimen

    500 g feed 

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    Herbicide (GC/MS)

    Test Code
    1039
    $175.50

    About this Test

    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
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    Ionophores (LC/MS)

    Test Code
    1040
    $141.75

    About this Test

    Detection and quantitation of a variety of ionophore compounds by liquid chromatography / mass spectrometry. 

    Targets include monensin, salinomycin, narasin and lasalocid.

    For feeds and feed additives, target compound and expected value are required before testing can begin. 

    Specimen

    500 g feed or GI content

  • Mycotoxin (LC/MS) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8001
    $180.00

    About this Test

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply. 

    Mycotoxin screen by liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). This screen is for corn, grains, silage, forage, hay, DDGs, soybean meal, dry pet food, and TMR. Mycotoxins tested: Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2, T-2 toxin, Ochratoxin A, and Sterigmatocystin at 20 ppb (0.02 ppm). Fumonisin -B1, -B2, -B3, 15-ADON, 3-ADON, DAS and DON (vomitoxin) at 200 ppb (0.2 ppm). Zearalenone at 100 ppb (0.1 ppm).

    Specimen

    Feed-grains, distillers, TMR’s, silages, haylages, soybean meal, and dry pet food. Submit at least 100 grams of sample (quart size bag of grain, gallon size bag of silage, forage, hay).

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    Pesticide Screen (GC/MS)

    Test Code
    1051
    $175.50

    About this Test

    Detection and identification of a variety of chemicals including organophosphates, organochlorines, carbamates, industrial pollutants, polycyclic aromatics, aliphatic hydrocarbons, miscellaneous pesticides, some natural products and some drugs using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 

    Samples are screened using multiple instrument libraries containing mass spectra for thousands of compounds. Positive identification of a suspect sample is made by comparing sample mass spectra with that of a certified reference standard. 

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • 30 g GI content
    • 10 g bait (source material)
    • 40 g forage or hay
    • 20 g liver
    • 10 g crop contents
    • 20 mL water
    • 20 g soil
    • swabs
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    Petroleum (GC/MS)

    Test Code
    1052
    $28.25

    About this Test

    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
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