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

Vitamin A – Serum [Referral]

Test Code
8177

$40.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of Vitamin A in serum samples.

Specimen

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

Vitamin A – Tissue [Referral]

Test Code
8178

$49.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of Vitamin A in liver samples.

Specimen

5 g liver
avian, bovine, canine, caprine, equine, feline, ovine, porcine

Vitamin D Profile [Referral]

Test Code
8030

$77.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of Vitamin D to determine toxicity or deficiency. The profile includes PTH, ionized calcium, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D. This assay will detect metabolites of cholecalciferol (rat poisons, vitamin D supplements), but it will not detect toxicity due to calcitriol (Rocaltrol) or calcipotriene (Dovonex – anti-psoriasis cream).

Specimen

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

Vitamin E – Serum or CSF [Referral]

Test Code
8179

$40.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of Vitamin E in serum or cerebrospinal fluid samples.

Specimen
One of the following:
- 1.2 mL serum or plasma
- 2-5 mL CSF
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Vitamin E – Tissue [Referral]

Test Code
8180

$49.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of Vitamin E in liver samples.

Specimen

5 g liver
canine, feline

von Willebrand Factor Concentration – Companion Animal (ELISA) [Referral]

Test Code
8097

$42.50

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of von Willebrand factor antigen in canines and felines.

Specimen

1 mL separated citrate plasma or EDTA plasma
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Zinc (ICP/MS)

Test Code
1074

$24.25

About this Test

Measurement of zinc 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:
- 1 mL serum or plasma
- 5 g fresh liver
- 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
- 500 g feed
For birds, 0.3 mL serum or plasma 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

Zonisamide (LC/MS)

Test Code
1075

$56.75

About this Test

Measurement of therapeutic levels of zonisamide by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. TVMDL offers a peak and trough measurement or a single measurement.

Specimen

2 mL serum

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Vitamin A – Serum [Referral]

Vitamin A – Tissue [Referral]

Vitamin D Profile [Referral]

Vitamin E – Serum or CSF [Referral]

Vitamin E – Tissue [Referral]

von Willebrand Factor Concentration – Companion Animal (ELISA) [Referral]

Zinc (ICP/MS)

Zonisamide (LC/MS)

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