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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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| Serology | Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) antibody | 1.5 ml serum or serum from 7 ml red top tube without separator gel. | Ship to the laboratory as soon as possible. Sample must be protected from extreme temperatures. | Results will be available on date of testing. / Performed on Fridays only | This test looks for antibody to Rickettsia rickettsii (RMSF) in canine serum, and is also part of a Tick Panel. Sample must be received by the laboratory by 9:30 am on day of testing for set up. | $18.00 | $27.00 | Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) |
| Serology | Salmonella pullorum-typhoid | 1.0 ml serum or 3 ml of blood submitted in a micro-dilution tube. | Ship to the laboratory as soon as possible. Sample must be protected from extreme temperatures. | Minimum of 2 working days, may be longer if additional testing is required. / Test is performed Monday-Friday. | Note: if the plate agglutination test is positive, a microagglutination test will automatically be set up. | $1.50 | $2.25 | Plate & Micro- Agglutination |
| Serology | Theileria (Babesia) equi (Equine Only) | 1.5 ml serum or 7 ml red top tube without separator gel. | Ship to the laboratory as soon as possible. Sample must be protected from extreme temperatures. | 1 Working day from date of set up / Samples must be received by 8:30 am on day of testing to be included in the run. Test is performed on Thursdays. Please contact Serology if results are needed by a specific date. | Detects antibodies to Theileria (Babesia) equi in serum samples. | $23.00 | $23.00 | cELISA |
| Serology | Tick Panel | 1.5 ml serum or 7 ml red top tube without separator gel. | Ship to the laboratory as soon as possible. Sample must be protected from extreme temperatures. | 1 working day from date of set up. / Test for Ehrlichia canis/ewingii, Borrelia burgdorferi(Lyme disease), Anaplasma hagocytophilum/platys is performed Monday-Friday. RMSF is performed on Fridays only. | Panel detecting antibodies to Ehrlichia canis/ewingii, Borrelia burgdorferi(Lyme disease), Anaplasma phagocytophilum/platys and Rickettsia rickettsii (RMSF) in canine serum. | $52.00 | $78.00 | ELISA |
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| Toxicology | Alkaloid screen | 50 g GI contents (10 g), 20 ml urine (10 ml), 25 g plant (10 g) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 1-2 weeks | Screen includes: aconitine, anabasine, atropine, coniine, gamma-coniceine, 3,5-dimethoxyphenol (taxine marker), deltaline, nicotine, scopolamine | $69.00 | $69.00 | GC/MS (QL) |
| Toxicology | Anions in water | 50 ml water (10 ml) | Sealed container. Chilled. | 2-5 business days | Panel includes bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and sulfate | $26.00 | $26.00 | IC (QN) |
| Toxicology | Anticoagulant screen | 20 g liver (5 g) , 2 mL serum (1mL) | Sealed container. | 1-2 week | Screen includes: brodifacoum, bromadiolone, chlorophacinone, coumachlor, difethialone, diphacinone, warfarrin. Dicoumarol is included for forage-eating species. | $171.00 | $171.00 | LC-MS/MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Arsenic | 10 g liver (1 g), 10 ml urine (2 ml), 10 g kidney (1 g), 5 ml blood (1 ml), 25 g GI contents (5 g), 50 ml water (10 ml), 25 g source material (2 g) | EDTA tube for blood. Non-metal container for all others. Blood chilled. All others ? frozen or chilled. | 3-5 business days | Also see Metal panel. | $26.00 | $26.00 | ICP-MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Bromide, serum | 2 ml serum (1 ml) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 1-3 business days | Separate serum from clot prior to shipping | $40.00 | $40.00 | IC (QN) |
| Toxicology | Cobalt | 10 g liver (1 g), 2 ml serum (1 ml), 2 ml whole blood (1 ml), 25 g feed (5 g) | Use non-metal container. Frozen or chilled. | 3-5 business days | Also see Metal Panel, and Metal Panel-Trace Minerals | $26.00 | $26.00 | ICP-MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Copper | 10 g liver (1 g), 10 g kidney (1 g), 2 ml serum (1 ml), 50 g feed (5 g), 25 g source material (5 g), 50 ml water (10 ml), 50 mg liver biopsy (30 mg) | Non-metal container. Frozen or chilled. | 3-5 business days | Liver and kidney should both be evaluated if toxicity is expected. Liver is the preferred sample for suspected deficiencies. If sending kidney, cortex is preferred. Also see Metal Panel and Metal Panel-Trace Minerals. See Metal Panel-Trace Minerals for more liver biopsy information. | $26.00 | $26.00 | ICP-MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Ergovaline | 500 g fresh forage (50 g), 500 g dried forage or bedding (50 g) | Sealed container for fresh forage. Freeze fresh forage immediately after collection. Paper bag for dry hay or bedding. | 1 week | See Erovaline sample collection guide. Representative sampling is crucial. | $62.00 | $62.00 | HPLC (QN) |
| Toxicology | GC/MS organic compound screen | 20 mL fluid (5 mL), 50 g GI content (5 g ), 50 g tissue (5 g), 50 g feed (5 g), 50 g source material (5 g) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 2-5 business days; Same day testing is available Mon-Fri upon request | This method can detect many volatile organic compounds within a specific molecular weight range. Numerous pesticides such as metaldehyde, strychnine, organophosphate, organochlorine, and a number of carbamate pesticides can be detected with this method, as well as many drugs and a wide variety of industrial chemicals and petroleum hydrocarbons. However, many important intoxicants cannot be identified by this method. Please consult with UKVDL toxicologist before sending samples. | $125.00 | $125.00 | GC/MS |