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    Mastitis (Culture)

    Test Code
    1101
    $11.25

    About this Test

    Identification of bacterial pathogens that cause mastitis in livestock by culture.

    Specimen

    Fresh milk

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    Metal & Mineral Panel (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1046
    $42.00

    About this Test

    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 $11.25 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 7 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 10 days.

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    Methicillin-Resistant Staph Confirmation

    Test Code
    1102
    $24.25

    About this Test

    Determination of methicillin-resistance on Staphylococcus isolates. Price listed is per bacterial isolate.

    Specimen

    Pure Staphylococcus species isolate

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    Microprotein

    Test Code
    1190
    $15.75

    About this Test

    Measurement of protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid or urine.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL urine or cerebrospinal fluid

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    Molybdenum (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1048
    $24.25

    About this Test

    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 7 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 10 days.

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    Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis – Serum or Plasma (ELISA)

    Test Code
    1440
    $9.25

    About this Test

    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

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    Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (AGID)

    Test Code
    1441
    $17.00

    About this Test

    Detection of antibodies to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne’s disease, by agar gel immunodiffusion.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL serum

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    Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1299
    $34.75

    About this Test

    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 $2.50 per sample.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • 1 g feces
    • 1 mL intestinal content
    • 1-2 g fresh intestine
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    Mycoplasma spp. – Livestock (Culture)

    Test Code
    1105
    $11.25

    About this Test

    Detection of Mycoplasma species in livestock by culture.

    Specimen

    Fresh tissue or swabs

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    Mycoplasma spp. – Milk (Culture)

    Test Code
    1106
    $11.25

    About this Test

    Detection of Mycoplasma species in livestock milk by culture.

    Specimen

    Milk