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avian, bovine, Camelid, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, feline, ovine, porcine, rodent

Anticoagulant Rodenticides (LC/MS)

Test Code
1004

$175.50

About this Test

Measurement of anticoagulant rodenticides by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Targets include warfarin, bromadiolone, brodifacoum, diphacinone, chlorophacinone, coumatetralyl, difenacoum, difethialone, coumachlor, and dicoumarol.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- 2 mL EDTA whole blood
- 2 mL heparinized whole blood
- 2 mL serum
- 10 g fresh liver
- 10 g bait
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Antifungal Susceptibility [Referral]

Test Code
8090

$70.00

About this Test

Determination of the antifungal susceptibility of pure isolates.

Specimen

Pure fungal isolate
amphibian, avian, Camelid, canine, exotic, feline, rodent

Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Companion Animal (MIC)

Test Code
1082

$26.25

About this Test

Determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of pure isolates from companion animals by minimum inhibitory concentration. Price listed is per isolate.

Specimen

Pure bacterial isolate
amphibian, avian, Camelid, canine, equine, exotic, feline, rodent

Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Rapid Growing Mycobacterium, Nocardia (MIC)

Test Code
1087

$43.00

About this Test

Determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility of pure isolates from rapidly-growing Mycobacterium (RGM), Nocardia spp., and aerobic Actinomycetes by minimum inhibitory concentration. Price listed is per bacterial isolate.

Specimen

Pure bacterial isolate of rapidly-growing mycobacteria, nocardia or aerobic Actinomycetes.
canine

Antinuclear Antibody (IFA)

Test Code
1356

$33.75

About this Test

Detection of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Performed at 1:20, 1:40, 1:80, and 1:160 dilutions.

Specimen

1 mL serum
bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, feline, ovine, porcine

Arsenic – Inorganic (Reinsch)

Test Code
1005

$31.50

About this Test

Detection of arsenic salts by the qualitative Reinsch test. Targets include calcium arsenate, lead arsenate, and lead arsenate.

Specimen
One of the following:
- 500 g GI content
- 500 g soil
- 10 g suspect powder
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Arsenic (ICP/MS)

Test Code
1006

$24.00

About this Test

Measurement of arsenic by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- 0.5 mL EDTA whole blood
- 5 g fresh liver
- 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
- 0.5 mL heparinized whole blood
- 500 g feed
- 1 mL urine
For birds, 0.3 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.
canine, feline

Aspergillus spp. (AGID)

Test Code
1357

$20.50

About this Test

Detection of antibodies to Aspergillus species by agar gel immunodiffusion.

Specimen

1 mL serum
canine

Aspergillus spp. (CF)

Test Code
1358

$57.75

About this Test

Detection of antibodies to Aspergillus species by complement fixation. Starting dilution is 1:8; titer performed to endpoint using 2-fold dilutions (1:8, 1:16, 1:32, etc.).

Specimen

1 mL serum
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

AST

Test Code
1121

$9.25

About this Test

Measurement of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity by automated analyzer.

Specimen

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

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Anticoagulant Rodenticides (LC/MS)

Antifungal Susceptibility [Referral]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Companion Animal (MIC)

Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Rapid Growing Mycobacterium, Nocardia (MIC)

Antinuclear Antibody (IFA)

Arsenic – Inorganic (Reinsch)

Arsenic (ICP/MS)

Aspergillus spp. (AGID)

Aspergillus spp. (CF)

AST

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