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Ovine Tests (196)

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
Bacterial Identification (Anaerobic Culture)

Identification of bacterial pathogens requiring an anaerobic environment by culture.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • fresh tissue
  • swabs
  • feces

All $16.25 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 $8.75 Details
Cryptococcus neoformans Antigen (Latex Agglutination)

Detection of Cryptococcus neoformans antigen by latex agglutination. Performed at 1:2 to endpoint using 2-fold dilutions, if needed.

Specimen:

1 mL serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $32.25 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
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
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (rtPCR)

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, by real time PCR. TVMDL provides an option to pool up to three samples if pooling is indicated on the submission form. Pooling will add an additional $2.25 per sample.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1 g feces
  • 1 mL intestinal content
  • 1-2 g fresh intestine

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Ovine $33.00 Details
Drug Screen – Performance Animals (LC/MS)

Detection of prohibited substances and permissible therapeutic drugs in livestock show or competition mammalian and avian species using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Quantitation of a positive sample is available for an additional fee.  This test is not available for horses intended for racing, whether in training or competition. 

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 20 mL urine
  • 5 g feces
  • 10 mL serum

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Equine, Exotic, Ovine, Porcine $85.00 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.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
  • 0 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 $40.00 Details
Platelet Count

Automated count of platelets; confirmed with manual count where indicated.

Specimen:

0.5 mL EDTA whole blood or lithium heparin whole blood

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $9.75 Details
Virus Isolation (Cell Culture)

Isolation and identification of various viruses using cell culture methods.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 2-5 g fresh tissue
  • 0.5-1 mL semen
  • 5-10 mL EDTA or heparin whole blood
  • swabs from affected area(s)
  • other samples as deemed appropriate by submitter and/or professional staff

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $43.25 Details
Brucella Confirmation & Speciation [Referral]

Confirmation and speciation of suspect Brucella cultures. 

Specimen:

Pure bacterial isolate 

Bovine, Canine, Ovine $0.00 Details
Cytology – Bone Marrow

Cytologic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and microscopic evaluation by a clinical pathologist.

Specimen:

All of the following: bone marrow in EDTA, 1 mL peripheral blood in EDTA, air-dried slides. Submission of a fresh peripheral blood smear is also recommended.

All $48.50 Details
Bacillus anthracis (Culture)

Detection of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, by culture.

Specimen:

One or more of the following:

  • blood
  • swab of bloody fluid from orifices
  • spleen

All $43.25 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 $14.00 Details
Ionophores (LC/MS)

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

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine $135.00 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
Cholesterol

Measurement of total cholesterol by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

All $8.75 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 $33.00 Details
Cache Valley Virus (VN)

Detection of antibodies to Cache Valley virus by virus neutralization.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine $16.25 Details
Molybdenum (ICP/MS)

Measurement of molybdenum 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: 

  • 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 $23.00 Details
Gross Tissue Examination

Macroscopic evaluation of fresh or fixed specimens for lesions by a pathologist prior to histopathology processing.

Specimen:

Fresh tissue in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

All $27.00 Details
Salmonella Serotyping [Referral]

Identification of a particular Salmonella serotype from a pure isolate by agglutination.  When salmonella is detected via culture, the isolate is sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) for serotyping at no cost to the client.

Specimen:

Salmonella isolate

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $0.00 Details
Antifungal Susceptibility [Referral]

Determination of the antifungal susceptibility of pure isolates. 

Specimen:

Pure fungal isolate

All $70.00 Details
Cantharidin (LC/MS)

Detection of cantharidin, the toxic chemical produced by blister beetles, by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.  A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to feed samples. 

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 500 g GI content (incl. solid material)
  • 500 g feed
  • 5 mL urine
  • 5 mL serum

Bovine, Camelid, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Ovine, Porcine $54.00 Details
Histopathology – Biopsy

Histologic evaluation of antemortem, formalin fixed tissue.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

All $64.75 Details
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