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  • Tick Panel I (IFA)

    Test Code
    1462
    $77.00

    About this Test

    Detection of antibodies to common tick-borne pathogens by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Targets include Ehrlichia canis, Rickettsia rickettsii, and Borrelia burgdorferi. Performed at 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024, and 1:2048 dilutions.

    Specimen

    1 mL serum

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    Tick-borne Pathogen Panel (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1326
    $68.00

    About this Test

    Detection of tick-borne pathogens by real time PCR. Includes Rickettsiales species (Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, E. ewingii, Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum); Borrelia species (B. burgdoreferi, B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae); and Babesia species (B. gibsoni, B. canis, B. caballi).

    Specimen

    0.5 – 2 mL EDTA whole blood or tick(s)

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    Total Protein

    Test Code
    1221
    $9.25

    About this Test

    Measurement of total protein by automated analyzer.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

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    Total Protein & Albumin Profile

    Test Code
    1222
    $11.25

    About this Test

    Measurement of total protein and albumin by automated analyzer. Includes calculation of globulin and albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

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    Toxicology Evaluation (Digital)

    Test Code
    1067
    $17.00

    About this Test

    Learn more about TVMDL’s Digital Toxicology Service then submit your specimens using the submission form for digital toxicology evaluation.

    Specimen

    Plant, GI content, vomitus, water, or source material

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    Toxicology Evaluation (Microscopy)

    Test Code
    1068
    $79.25

    About this Test

    Identification of components and toxic substances, such as plants and plant parts, algae, insects, or bait material.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • 2 cups to 1 quart of GI content
    • 20 mL water
    • 500 g feed
    • 2-4 flakes hay
    • 10 g bait material
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    Toxin Quantitation (GC/MS)

    Test Code
    1069
    $136.00

    About this Test

    Follow up test for TVMDL’s toxin screens to provide quantitation for carbamates, cantharidin, ethylene glycol, glycolic acid, or metaldehyde. Measurement is performed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • 30 g GI content
    • 10 g bait (source material)
    • 40 g forage or hay
    • 20 g liver
    • 10 g crop contents
    • environmental samples (swabs)
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    Toxoplasma gondii (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1327
    $34.75

    About this Test

    Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, by real time PCR.

    Specimen

    One of the following: 

    • 1-2 g feces
    • 1-2 g fresh tissue
    • fecal swabs
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    Toxoplasma gondii IgG (ELISA)

    Test Code
    1597
    $22.50

    About this Test

    Detection of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, by ELISA.

    Toxoplasma gondii IgG (ELISA) is the default test for all Toxoplasma gondii testing. Should the ELISA yield a positive result, an IFA will be performed at no additional cost to the client 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024, and 1:2048 dilutions.

    Specimen

    1 mL serum

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    Trace Mineral Panel (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1070
    $36.75

    About this Test

    Measurement of trace minerals by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry.  Targets include copper, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc.  A $11.25 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following*: 

    • both 0.5 mL EDTA whole blood and 1 mL serum (both sample types are required)
    • 5 g fresh liver
    • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (approx. 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
    • 500 g feed

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

    *Serum selenium provides current day levels, while whole blood selenium indicates selenium status over a longer period of time. TVMDL can interpret both serum and whole blood selenium concentrations for cattle, horses, sheep, birds or white-tailed deer. For goats, TVMDL has reference values for serum or plasma only.

    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.

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