About this Test
Identification of acid-fast bacterial pathogens by acid fast stain / differential stain.
Specimen
One or more of the following:
Identification of bacterial pathogens requiring an anaerobic environment by culture.
Classification of bacterial organism based on Gram stain characteristic.
One of the following:
Detection of lungworm larvae by the Baermann method.
Measurement of beta-hydroxybutyrate by automated analyzer.
0.5 mL serum
Measurement of direct bilirubin by automated analyzer.
0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma
Measurement of total bilirubin by automated analyzer.
Microscopic WBC differential, cellular morphology, and hemoparasite exam.
1-2 air-dried blood smear slides
Detection of bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) by multiplex real time PCR.
Detection of antibodies to bluetongue virus by agar gel immunodiffusion.
1 mL serum