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| Lab(desc) | Lab Test Name | Specimen Amount (Min Amount) | Shipping Conditions | Turn Around Time / Schedule | Comments | Test Fee | Method QL = Qualitative QN = Quantitative |
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| Bacteriology | Salmonella NPIP | Environmental swabs, poultry | NOTE: If sending in more than 12 samples please contact the lab one week in advance to ensure enough media is available. Swabs are accepted Monday-Thursday during normal business hours. | The protocol requires both specialized culture media for the isolation of salmonella and real-time PCR | $39.00 | Culture(QL) | |
| Bacteriology | Susceptibility test (MIC)-Poultry | Isolated bacterium. | Up to 2 days after bacterium is isolated. | The Bacteriology Section performs the MIC method. Antimicrobials tested depends on the species of bacterium and species of animal from which the bacterium was recovered. | $25.00 | Sensitivity(QN) | |
| Clinical Pathology | CBC | Minimum 1 mL EDTA whole blood. For most accurate assessment, fill EDTA tube according to the volume indicated by the manufacturer (avoid under-filled or over-filled tubes). | Prolonged storage of blood samples prior to processing will alter the results of this assay. Blood samples collected in EDTA should be kept cool or refrigerated prior to transport to the laboratory. If shipping, the EDTA blood sample must be shipped with ice packs via overnight or next day courier. Sample must not come into contact with the ice pack to prevent sample freezing. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | This includes an automated assessment WITH microscopic assessment for morphology, verification of leukocyte differential, platelet clumping, etc. | $34.00 | Automated Instrument (Procyte Dx) and Microscopic assessment |
| Clinical Pathology | CBC (no differential) | Minimum 1 mL EDTA whole blood. For most accurate assessment, fill EDTA tube according to the volume indicated by the manufacturer (avoid under-filled or over-filled tubes). | Prolonged storage of blood samples prior to processing will alter the results of this assay. Blood samples collected in EDTA should be kept cool or refrigerated prior to transport to the laboratory. If shipping, the EDTA blood sample must be shipped with ice packs via overnight or next day courier. Sample must not come into contact with the ice pack to prevent sample freezing. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | This includes ONLY an automated assessment, with NO microscopic assessment for morphology, verification of leukocyte differential, platelet clumping, etc. | $13.00 | Automated Instrument only (Procyte Dx) |
| Clinical Pathology | CBC Differential Only (manual) | 2 to 4 peripheral blood smear slides +/- 1 mL of fresh anticoagulated EDTA Blood. | Prepare smears by placing a drop of blood on a clean glass slide and pushing the drop out to a feathered edge. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | Includes hematology technician review of RBC morphology, WBC morphology, WBC differential cell count, and manual assessment of platelets. | $13.00 | Microscopic assessment |
| Clinical Pathology | Chemistry Panel-other species | 1 mL non-hemolyzed, non-lipemic serum. Serum must be separated from RBCs, not shipped as whole blood. | Temperature can affect the stability of some analytes measured with this assay. Therefore, serum must remain cool. Ship refrigerated or frozen serum to the laboratory with ice packs via overnight or next day courier. Do NOT allow the sample to come into direct contact with the ice pack during shipping. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | This panel includes: Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TC02, Total Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, BUN, Creatine, Glucose, Total Bilirubin, Amylase, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Aspartate transaminase (AST), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Total protein, Albumin, Globulins, Cholesterol, Triglycerides | $45.00 | Automated Instrument (Alfa Wasserman) |
| Clinical Pathology | Fecal Flotation (Qualitative) Assay | Minimum of 5 grams of fresh feces | Sample should be submitted fresh or can be refrigerated for up to 7 days after collection. Sample should be shipped via overnight or next day courier and kept cold with an ice pack. | Results by end of next business day. If >15 samples are received from one client, additional time may be required to complete assay. | This is a qualitative fecal assay in which feces are dissolved in a flotation media and ova are visualized under a microscope. This is the preferred method for small (dog, cat) and exotic animals. Results are reported in a qualitative fashion as: no parasites are seen, rare, mild, moderate, severe and TNTC (too numerous to count). | $20.00 | QL |
| Molecular Biology | Avian Influenza (NAHLN Methods) | Poultry oropharyngeal swab (OS) suspended in either 3-3.5 mL or 5-5.5 ml of brain heart infusion (BHI) broth . Up to 5 or 11 OS can bee pooled and suspended in 3-3.5 mL or 5-5.5 ml of BHI respectively. 1 wild bird cloacal swab suspended in 3-3.5 mL BHI (remove swab prior to transport). Entire tissue or alternatively 5 mm3 piece tissues added to 3.0 mL of BHI | The preferred specimen type is dependent upon species of bird as well as purpose, surveillance of highly pathogenic (HP) AI or low pathogenic (LP) AI. Poultry (single bird) oropharyngeal / tracheal swabs . Poultry (pool, up to 5 birds) oropharyngeal/tracheal swabs. Wild Bird cloacal swabs (no pools accepted, do not pool). Fresh Tissue from wild birds or poultry (no pools accepted, do not pool) spleen, lung, intestine | 1-2 working days | $57.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) | |
| Molecular Biology | Chlamydiales PCR | Isolate (liquid suspension), swab or wash, or at least 200 mg fresh or fixed tissue. | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1-2 working days | This procedure will detect veterinary pathogens within the order Chlamydiales. | $35.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Clostridium perfringens Toxin Typing PCR | Bacterial isolate (plate culture or liquid suspension) | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1-2 working days | The C. perfringens genotyping polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is a qualitative assay designed to determine the genotype based on which of the different major toxin genes are present in an isolate ? the test does not detect the presence of the toxin proteins. | $29.00 | PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus-ILTV rPCR (Real Time PCR) | Swab, 200 mg fresh tissue Tracheal swabs, Fresh tissue (lung), 0.2 mL fluid from an inoculated embryonated egg, | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1-2 working days | The Virology section may request this test when the virus is isolated from clinical specimens. | $25.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Mycoplasma gallisepticum PCR | 1 isolate (liquid suspension), (200 mg fresh tissue, or swab), Mycoplasma culture isolate, Tracheal swab, Fresh tissue (lung) | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1-2 working days | $25.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) | |
| Molecular Biology | Mycoplasma species PCR | 1 isolate (liquid suspension) Mycoplasma culture isolate | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1 - 2 working days | The Bacteriology section may automatically request this test when the bacterium is isolated from clinical specimens. | $40.00 | PCR(QL) |
| Molecular Biology | Mycoplasma synoviae PCR | 1 isolate (liquid suspension), (200 mg fresh tissue, or swab) Mycoplasma culture isolate, Tracheal swab, Fresh tissue (lung) | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 1-2 working days | $25.00 | PCR(QL) | |
| Molecular Biology | Salmonella spp. rPCR (Real Time PCR) | 2-5 g feces, fecal swab, environmental swab, intestinal scraping, joint fluid, Bacterial isolate. () | Contact the laboratory at 859-257-8283 before submitting any specimen not listed. | 2-3 working days | The Bacteriology section may request this test when the bacterium is isolated from clinical specimens. | $42.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) |