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.
Detection of Taylorella equigenitalis and Taylorella asinigenitalis, the causative agents of contagious equine metritis (CEM), by culture. See Special Instructions below to meet USDA requirements.
Measurement of thallium 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:
0.50 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood
5 g fresh liver
50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
500 g feed
5 mL water
For birds, 0.30 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.
Detection of tick-borne pathogens by real time PCR. Includes Rickettsiales species (Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum); Borrelia species (B. burgdoreferi, B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae); and Babesia species (B. gibsoni, B. canis, B. caballi).