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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.
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
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
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 – Companion Animal (MIC)

Antimicrobial Susceptibility – Rapid Growing Mycobacterium, Nocardia (MIC)

Arsenic – Inorganic (Reinsch)

Arsenic (ICP/MS)

Aspergillus spp. (AGID)

AST

Avermectins (LC/MS)

Azole Panel [Referral]

Bacillus anthracis (Culture)

Bacterial Identification – Companion Animal (Aerobic & Anaerobic Culture)

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