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| Lab(desc) | Lab Test Name | Specimen Amount (Min Amount) | Shipping Conditions | Turn Around Time / Schedule | Comments | In State Fee | Out of State 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 | $58.50 | 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. | $7.00 | $10.50 | Sensitivity(QN) | |
| Clinical Pathology | CBC | EDTA blood, minimum of 1 ml, ideal sample to be a full EDTA tube for proper EDTA to blood ratio | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $26.00 | $39.00 | Automated Instrument and Microscopic | ||
| Clinical Pathology | CBC (no differential) | EDTA blood, minimum of 1 ml, ideal sample to be a full EDTA tube for proper EDTA to blood ratio | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $13.00 | $19.50 | Automated Instrument | ||
| Clinical Pathology | CBC Differential Only (manual) | 2 to 4 peripheral smear 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 | RBC morphology is reviewed along with the differential cell count. | $13.00 | $19.50 | Visual Microscopic |
| Clinical Pathology | Chemistry Panel | 1 ml. serum: Clear, unhemolyzed serum is the preferred sample. | Test is done daily if received by 3:00 PM. Mon-Fri | $26.00 | $39.00 | Automated Instrument | ||
| Clinical Pathology | Fecal Flotation (Qualitative) Assay | 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 overnight cold with an ice pack. | Test is performed daily if sample is received by 3:00 PM Mon-Fri | 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 | $30.00 | 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 | $85.50 | 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 | $52.50 | 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 | $43.00 | 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. | $23.00 | $35.50 | 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 | $37.50 | 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. | $35.00 | $52.00 | 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 | $37.50 | 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 | $63.00 | Real-time PCR(QL) |