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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.
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.
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
avian, bovine, Camelid, canine, cervid, equine, feline

Avermectins (LC/MS)

Test Code
1565

$113.50

About this Test

Measurement of avermectins, including abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, moxidectin and selamectin, by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- feces
- source material
- adipose (fat)
- brain
- liver
- kidney
- feed
- serum
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Azole Panel [Referral]

Test Code
8141

$205.00

About this Test

Determination of the antifungal susceptibility of pure isolates for fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, and posaconazole.

Specimen

Pure fungal isolate
equine

Babesia caballi (cELISA)

Test Code
1365

$20.50

About this Test

Detection of antibodies to Babesia caballi, a causative agent of equine piroplasmosis, by competitive ELISA.

Specimen

2 mL serum
canine, equine

Babesia spp. (rtPCR)

Test Code
1246

$34.75

About this Test

Detection of Babesia species (B. gibsoni, B. canis, B. caballi) by real time PCR.

Specimen

0.5 – 2 mL EDTA whole blood or tick(s)
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Bacillus anthracis (Culture)

Test Code
1088

$45.50

About this Test

Detection of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, by culture.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- blood
- swab of bloody fluid from orifices
- spleen
amphibian, avian, canine, equine, exotic, feline, rodent

Bacterial Identification – Companion Animal (Aerobic & Anaerobic Culture)

Test Code
1089

$33.75

About this Test

Identification of a wide variety of bacterial pathogens in companion animals by aerobic and anaerobic culture.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- fresh tissue
- urine
- swabs
- feces

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Rapid Growing Mycobacterium, Nocardia (MIC)

Arsenic – Inorganic (Reinsch)

Arsenic (ICP/MS)

AST

Avermectins (LC/MS)

Azole Panel [Referral]

Babesia caballi (cELISA)

Babesia spp. (rtPCR)

Bacillus anthracis (Culture)

Bacterial Identification – Companion Animal (Aerobic & Anaerobic Culture)

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