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Ovine

Ovine Tests (200)

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
Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein [Referral]

Measurement of parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrp) to aid in the diagnosis of hypercalcemia due to malignancy. Note that a negative PTHrP result does not rule out malignancy as a cause of hypercalcemia. Interpretation of results by a veterinary endocrinologist is included.

Specimen:

0.5 mL EDTA plasma

Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $61.00 Details
Coproculture [Referral]

Identification of stage 3 larvae by genus. 

Specimen:

5-10 g feces

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Ovine $60.00 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
Salmonella spp. (Culture)

Detection of Salmonella spp. by culture.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • fresh tissue
  • feces 
  • feed
  • drag swabs
  • other environmental specimen

Amphibian, Avian, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $16.25 Details
Virus Identification (IHC) [Referral]

Identification of specific viruses of interest by immunohistochemical staining.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine $45.00 Details
Fecal Occult Blood (Guaiac)

Detection of fecal occult blood by the stool Guaiac test.

Specimen:

1 g feces

All $7.50 Details
Mycoplasma spp. (PCR)

Detection of Mycoplasma species by PCR.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 1 g fresh tissue
  • 0.5-2 mL joint fluid
  • swab

Amphibian, Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $37.75 Details
Microprotein

Measurement of protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid or urine.

Specimen:

0.5 mL urine or cerebrospinal fluid

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $15.00 Details
Cryptosporidium (Acid Fast Stain)

Detection of cryptosporidium oocysts by acid fast stain.

Specimen:

Feces or air-dried fecal smear

All $19.50 Details
Cyanide (Colorimetric)

Detection of cyanide by colorimetric analysis.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • frozen rumen contents
  • frozen tied off stomach (small animal)

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Exotic, Non Animal, Ovine $16.25 Details
Zinc (ICP/MS)

Measurement of zinc 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 $21.50 Details
Parapoxvirus (rtPCR)

Detection of parapoxvirus,  the causative agent of orf, or contagious echtyma, by real time PCR.

Specimen:

1 g fresh lesions or scabs

Bovine, Caprine, Ovine $27.00 Details
Vitamin D Profile [Referral]

Measurement of Vitamin D to determine toxicity or deficiency.  The profile includes PTH, ionized calcium, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D.  This assay will detect metabolites of cholecalciferol (rat poisons, vitamin D supplements), but it will not detect toxicity due to calcitriol (Rocaltrol) or calcipotriene (Dovonex – anti-psoriasis cream). 

Specimen:

1.5 mL serum

Avian, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $73.00 Details
Pesticide Screen (GC/MS)

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 […]

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

Avian, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Feline, Non Animal, Ovine, Porcine $167.25 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
Chlamydia psittaci (CF) [Referral]

Detection of antibodies to Chlamydophilia psittaci/abortus (enzootic ovine abortion) by complement fixation.

Specimen:

2 mL serum or plasma (serum preferred)

Avian, Caprine, Ovine $23.00 Details
Scrapie (IHC)

Detection of abnormal prion protein, the suspected causative agent of scrapie, in both retropharyngeal lymph node and obex via immunohistochemical staining.

Specimen:

Antemortem: biopsy of the eyelid or rectal wall in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF).Postmortem: retropharyngeal lymph nodes, obex, or entire brain in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF). The entire head is also accepted. Certification for export of semen or embryos: the whole body must be submitted for collection and testing of brain, brainstem, spinal cord, palatine tonsils, spleen, mesenteric and retropharyngeal lymph nodes, and distal ileum.  

Caprine, Ovine $48.50 Details
Hemoparasite Examination (Wright-Giemsa Stain)

Microscopic examination of Wright’s Giemsa stained blood smear for infectious agents only.

Specimen:

0.5 mL EDTA whole blood or air-dried slide

All $10.75 Details
pH (pH Electrode)

Measurement of pH levels in rumen.

Specimen:

500 g rumen content

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Ovine $21.50 Details
Phosphorus

Measurement of phosphorous in ocular fluid, serum, or urine by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

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

All $8.75 Details
Chloride (Colorimetric)

Measurement of chloride by colorimetric analysis.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 500 g feed
  • 500 g GI content
  • 50 mL water

Bovine, Caprine, Cervid, Non Animal, Ovine $17.25 Details
Drug Quantitation (LC/MS)

Measurement of drugs in samples that have been determined to be positive by other TVMDL tests. Measurement performed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS).

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 5 mL serum
  • 10 mL urine
  • 50 g liver or GI content, medication, livestock feed, pet food

All $75.50 Details
Baermann Test

Detection of lungworm larvae by the Baermann method.

Specimen: 5 g feces

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $21.50 Details
Toxoplasma gondii (rtPCR)

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, by real time PCR.

Specimen:

One of the following: 

  • 1-2 g feces
  • 1-2 g fresh tissue
  • fecal swabs

Canine, Caprine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $32.25 Details
Rabies Virus (FA) [Referral]

Detection of antigen to rabies virus by fluorescent antibody test.

Specimen:

Fresh brain (all animals) or entire head (small animals only).

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $5.00 Details
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