Test Information
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicology | Methylxanthine screen | 50 g GI contents (5 g), 2 ml serum (1 ml), 50 g source material (5 g) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 2-5 business days | Panel includes caffeine, theobromine, theophylline | $69.00 | $69.00 | GC/MS (QL) |
| Toxicology | Moisture, % | 100 g feed (20 g), 100 g forage (20 g) | Sealed container Frozen or chilled | 2-3 business days | $6.00 | $6.00 | NULL | |
| Toxicology | Nitrate/nitrite Feeds/forages | Keep dry samples (e.g., hay) cool and dry. Refrigerate moist samples (e.g., concentrates, silage, baleage). | 2-3 business days | $29.00 | $29.00 | Colorimetric and IC | ||
| Toxicology | Nitrate/nitrite Ocular fluid | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 2-3 business days | $18.00 | $18.00 | Colorimetric and IC | ||
| Toxicology | Nitrate/nitrite Serum | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 2-3 business days | $18.00 | $18.00 | Colorimetric and IC | ||
| Toxicology | pH | 100 g GI contents (20 g), 100 g feed (20 g), 100 g soil (20 g), 10-25 mL any fluid (not serum) (5 ml), 100 g forage (20 g) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 1-2 business days | $12.00 | $12.00 | pH meter (QN) | |
| Toxicology | Plant ID | Plant, Mushroom | Paper bag or pressed. If moist, wrap in moist paper towel and keep chilled. | 3-5 business days | Submit entire plant, including roots, flowers and seeds if possible. | $12.00 | $12.00 | Gross examination (QL) |
| Toxicology | Selenium - serum | 2 ml serum (1 ml) | Sealed non-metal container. Frozen or chilled. | 3-5 business days | Serum can be used to evaluate acute selenium status. Separate serum before shipping Also see Metal Panel, and Metal Panel-Trace Minerals. A reduced price of $12 per sample applies if more than 5 samples are submitted at the same time. | $21.00 | $21.00 | ICP/MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Selenium - tissues, feed, water, other | 10 g liver (1 g), 50 g GI contents (5 g), 50 g feed (5 g), 100 mL water (20 mL), 50 mg liver biopsy (30 mg) | Non-metal container. Frozen or chilled. | 3-5 business days | Also see Metal Panel and Metal Panel-Trace Minerals. See Metal Panel-Trace Minerals for liver biopsy information. | $26.00 | $26.00 | ICP/MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Selenium - whole blood | 2 mL blood (1 mL) | EDTA tube. Chilled, not frozen. | 3-5 business days | Whole blood is a preferable to serum for evaluating chronic selenium status. A reduced price of $12 per sample applies if more than 5 samples are submitted at the same time. | $21.00 | $21.00 | ICP/MS (QN) |
| Toxicology | Strychnine | 20 g GI contents (05. g), 10 mL urine (1 mL), 20 g bait (0.5 g), 3 mL serum (0.5 mL), 25 g liver (5 g) | Sealed container. Frozen or chilled. | 2-5 business days | Suspected source material or GI contents are the optimum samples. | $69.00 | $69.00 | GC/MS (QL) |
| Toxicology | Sulfate - water | 50 mL water (2 mL) | Sealed container. Chilled. | 1-3 business days | $23.00 | $23.00 | IC | |
| Virology | Bovine Parainfluenza-3 virus (PI3) FA | Fresh Tissue: lung, trachea (1 square inch of each tissue) | Keep specimen refrigerated and send in a leak proof container to the laboratory as soon as possible. | 1 working day. Test is performed Monday-Friday. | $12.00 | $18.00 | Fluorescent Antibody | |
| Virology | Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) VN | 7 ml red top tube or 2 ml of serum | Separate serum from clot if possible. Do not send in Serum Separator Tube. | 5 working days. Test performed on Thursday. | Specimen must be in the laboratory by 2:00 pm Wednesdays to be included in Thursdays set up. | $18.00 | $27.00 | Virus Neutralization |
| Virology | Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) FA | Fresh Tissue: lung, trachea (1 square inch of each tissue) | Keep specimen refrigerated and send in a leak proof container to the lab as soon as possible. | 1 working day. Test is performed Monday-Friday | $12.00 | $18.00 | Fluorescent Antibody |