Heavy Metal Panel (ICP/MS)

One or more of the following: 1 mL EDTA whole blood, 5 g fresh liver, 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (approx. 3 Tru-Cut samples), 500 g feed. 

For birds, 0.6 mL EDTA or heparinized whole blood is adequate.

Turnaround time is 1-3 days for serum/blood samples; 2-5 days for tissue or feed samples.

Do not submit tissues in formalin or saline. For feedstuff, submit a representative sample of the entire ration. Do not centrifuge whole blood samples. 

Tissue or feed: sealed, leak-proof plastic bag or container. A $10 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens. 

Blood: EDTA (purple top) tube is preferred; heparin (green top) is acceptable. Do not centrifuge. 

Label all samples. Ship overnight on cold packs.

Samples must be received in the testing lab / location by 3:30 p.m., otherwise samples will be held until the next scheduled test day. The time required to complete testing of 5 or more feed/tissue samples and 10 or more whole blood samples may take longer than the posted turnaround time. Samples will be processed as quickly as possible. 

Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 3 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days.