Due to inclement weather, TVMDL’s Canyon location will close at 3 p.m. today and will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 24. Clients are encouraged to monitor the TVMDL website for more information on operational hours.
Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.
The Dysbiosis Index (DI) is a PCR based assay that quantifies the abundances of 7 bacterial groups and total bacteria and summarizes them into a single number.
Measurement of molybdenum by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $11.25 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.
Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole fetus or egg to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.