Analytical Chemistry Turnaround Times

Due to instrumentation updates, Analytical Chemistry drug testing may experience temporary delays of as much as 5 business days. Standard turnaround times are expected to resume by December 1, 2025.

equine

  • Respiratory Disease Panel – Equine Comprehensive (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1640
    $150.00

    About this Test

    Detection of nine pathogens commonly attributed to equine respiratory disease; includes Streptococcus equi subsp. equi, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, equine herpesvirus 1, equine herpesvirus 2, equine herpesvirus 4, equine herpesvirus 5, influenza A virus, equine rhinitis virus A, and equine rhinitis virus B, all by real time PCR.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • nasal swab
    • tracheal swab
    • 1 g fresh respiratory tissue
    • 1-2 mL tracheal wash
    • pharyngeal wash
    • nasal secretion
    • nasopharyngeal swab
    • bronchoalveolar lavage

  • Rhodococcus equi (PCR) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8192
    $71.00

    About this Test

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

    Detection of Rhodococcus equi in equine samples by real-time PCR.

    Specimen

    • 1-2mL transtracheal wash (TTW)
    • Cultured R. equi specimens on plated media
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    Rickettsiales spp. (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1316
    $37.00

    About this Test

    Detection of Rickettsiales species, including Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, all by real time PCR.

    Specimen

    0.5 – 2 mL EDTA whole blood or tick(s)

  • Salmonella abortus-equi (Tube Agglutination) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8058
    $23.00

    About this Test

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

    Detection of antibodies to Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Abortus-equi, a host adapted Salmonella strain that can be a cause of abortion in mares.

    Specimen

    2 mL serum

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    Salmonella genus (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1317
    $37.00

    About this Test

    Detection of the Salmonella genus by real time PCR.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 1 g feces, fecal swabs, 1 g fresh intestine, bacterial cultures.

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    Salmonella spp. (Culture)

    Test Code
    1110
    $19.00

    About this Test

    Detection of Salmonella spp. by culture.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

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

  • Sarcocystis neurona (ELISA) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8059
    $97.00

    About this Test

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

    Detection of antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona, the causative agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), by ELISA.

    Specimen

    2 mL serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

  • Sarcocystis neurona (PCR) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8043
    $77.00

    About this Test

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

    Detection of Sarcocystis neurona, the causative agent of equine protozoal myelitis, by PCR.

    Specimen

    2 mL cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in EDTA

  • Sarcocystis neurona (Western Blot) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8060
    $111.00

    About this Test

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

    Detection of antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona, the causative agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), by western blot.

    Specimen

    2 mL serum

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    Selenium (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1058
    $26.00

    About this Test

    Measurement of selenium 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 EDTA whole blood
    • 5 g fresh liver
    • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
    • 2 mL serum or plasma
    • 500 g feed

    For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA whole blood 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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