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A $10.00 accession fee will be applied to all cases except EIAs.
Live animals and human samples are not accepted. Only fixed, non-human primate samples will be accepted.

Complete terms, conditions and fees

Test

Preferred Sample

Fee

Aerobic culture

Fluid (0.5 ml minimum), tissue, urine (grey top urine tube preferred)

$

32

African Swine Fever (ASF) (PCR)

Live sick animal: Whole blood

Dead animal: Tonsil, spleen, spleen swab, lymph node (gastrohepatic and renal)

$

50

Anaerobic culture

Fluid or tissue in anaerobic transport media

$

40

Anaplasma marginale (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), spleen

$

45

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)

Culture isolate

$

35

Avian Influenza Virus (PCR)

Sample types vary by species. See link to collection guidance, below.

$

50

Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) (PCR)

Whole blood, spleen

$

60

Biopsy (surgical, histopathology)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

50

Blister Beetle Toxin (Cantharidin)

Plasma (2 mL minimum) collected in EDTA or heparin*; urine (10 mL minimum)

$

50

Blood culture

Blood culture collection system

$

25

Bone Marrow Fat Percentage in Large Animals

Bone marrow (femur), about 30 grams

$

30

Bovine Abortion Multiplex (BoHV-1, BVD) (PCR)

Fetal Tissues (kidney, lung, liver)

$

60

Bovine Coronavirus (FA)

Intestine

$

22

Bovine Coronavirus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Bovine diarrhea panel (PCR)

Feces, intestinal contents, intestine

$

60

Bovine Leukemia Virus (ELISA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

7

Bovine Leukemia Virus (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum)*, lymph node, tumor

*For best results, blood samples MUST be received by the laboratory within 72 hours (ideally within 48hrs) of collection. Blood samples older than 72 hours are suboptimal for testing and will be tested at Lab’s discretion.

$

35

Bovine Leukemia Virus (pooled) (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum)*

*For best results, blood samples MUST be received by the laboratory within 72 hours (ideally within 48hrs) of collection. Blood samples older than 72 hours are suboptimal for testing and will be tested at Lab’s discretion. Notify the Laboratory prior to submitting large cases (>50 individuals), and these must be received by the lab prior to 10 AM to allow for same day processing.

$

45

Bovine Parainfluenza Type-3 (FA)

Lung

$

22

Bovine Respiratory Disease Multiplex (BCoV, BoHV-1, BRSV, BVDV) (PCR)

Lung

$

70

Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (FA)

Lung

$

22

Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (FA)

Spleen, kidney

$

22

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

55

 

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (PCR)

Fresh ear notch (EN), EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), thymus, spleen

$

35

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (pooled) (PCR)

Fresh ear notch, EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum)

$

45

Bromethalin in Fat and Liver

Perirenal fat (20 g)

$

100

Brucella abortus/suis (BAPA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

3.50

Brucella abortus/suis (CARD) 3% or 8%

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

3.50

Brucella ovis (ELISA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

9.00

Campylobacter culture

Fluid, tissue, feces

$

20

Campylobacter fetus (PCR)

Preputial or vaginal wash, culture isolate

$

45

Campylobacter jejuni (PCR)

Culture isolate

$

30

Canine Coronavirus (FA)

Intestine

$

22

Canine Distemper Virus (FA)

Lung, Brain

$

22

Canine Distemper Virus (PCR)

Lung, brain, urinary bladder

$

50

Canine Herpesvirus-1 (PCR)

Lung, kidney, spleen

$

45

Canine Parvovirus (FA)

Intestine, Spleen, Heart

$

22

Canine Parvovirus-2 (PCR)/Feline Panleukopenia Virus

Canine or Feline: Feces (1 gram minimum), intestinal contents, intestine

$

45

Canine Respiratory Panel

Nasal swabs (must submit 2, one dry/in PBS and one in bacterial transport media), transtracheal wash/bronchoalveolar lavage, lung

$

110

Canine Snap 4DX Plus

Serum (0.5 ml minimum)

$

30

CD117 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

CD20 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

CD3 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

CD79a (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Chlamydia/Chlamydophilia species (PCR)

Lung, abomasum

$

50

Classical Swine Fever Virus (PCR)

Tonsil, spleen, lymph node (mesenteric, submandibular, retrophayngeal), whole blood

$

50

Clostridium chauvoei (FA)

Muscle Tissue

$

16.50

Clostridium haemolyticum (PCR)

Liver (including infarct or fluke tract)

$

50

Clostridium novyi (FA)

Muscle tissue

$

16.50

Clostridium perfringens (toxin genotyping) (PCR)

Culture

$

50

Clostridium perfringens culture

Tissue, feces, fluid

$

46 (large animal); $59 (companion animal)

Clostridium septicum (FA)

Muscle tissue

$

16.50

Clostridium sordellii (FA)

Muscle tissue

$

16.50

Copper

Liver, Kidney (5 grams minimum), Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

40

Cryptosporidium (Acid-fast Stain)

Feces

$

10

Cyanide Potential in Forage

Sorghum, Sudangrass and Sorghum/Sudangrass hybrids (500 grams minimum of intact plant)

$

30

Cytokeratin AE1/AE3 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Cytology

Up to two stained or unstained slides from up to two sites. No more than four slides total.

$

80

Cytology – Blood smear

Two stained or unstained blood smear slides

$

80

Dermatophyte species (PCR)

Skin, hairs, scabs, scraping from at or around lesion, culture isolate

The sample should be placed in a sterile tube with a secure cap, such as a red-top tube. Please DO NOT send samples collected with a toothbrush for PCR testing. Samples submitted on a toothbrush will be rejected for PCR; a dermatophyte culture will be ordered automatically.

$

55

Desmin (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Dicumarol

Liver, Hay (Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet clover). Submit a minimum of 100 grams. It can be challenging to acquire a good/representative sample of moldy hay.

$

45

Ectoparasite exam

Parasite

$

15

Electron Microscopy

Feces, intestine, other

$

33

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), lung, liver, spleen

$

50

Equine Herpesvirus (FA)

Lung, Liver, Spleen

$

22

Equine Herpesvirus (Types 1 and 4) (PCR)

Nasal swab, EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), lung, liver. Testing of nasal swabs and EDTA whole blood is recommended and may be helpful in assessing stage of infection.

$

45

Equine Infectious Anemia (ELISA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

8

Equine Respiratory Panel

Nasal swabs (must submit 2- one swab in transport media (Amies, Stuart’s, etc.) and another with ~1 mL of sterile saline in a sterile red-top tube OR two red-top tubes, each containing a swab and ~1 mL of sterile saline)

$

110

Ergot Alkaloids by LC/MS/MS Screen

Feed- Wheat, Barley, Rye, Sorghum and Hay (20 grams minimum)

$

90

Escherichia coli (pilli, toxin typing) (PCR)

Culture

$

40

Factor VIII (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Fecal – fluke test

Fresh feces (10 grams minimum)

$

20

Fecal culture (large animal)

Feces (5 grams minimum)

$

22

Fecal culture (small animal)

Feces (5 grams minimum)

$

35

Fecal Direct Smear

Fresh feces (1 gram minimum)

$

10

Fecal egg count

Fresh feces (5 grams minimum)

$

17

Fecal flotation

Fresh feces (5 grams minimum)

$

20

Feline Coronavirus (associated with FIP) (PCR)

Ascites, pleural fluid

$

45

Feline Herpesvirus (FA)

Lung

$

22

Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FA)

Intestine

$

22

Feline Panleukopenia virus (PCR)/Canine Parvovirus-2 (PCR)

Canine or Feline: Feces (1 gram minimum), intestinal contents, intestine

$

45

Feline Respiratory Multiplex (FCV, FeHV-1) (PCR): Feline Calicivirus and Feline Herpesvirus-1

Swab (oropharyngeal, conjunctival, nasal), respiratory secretions, lung

$

55

Feline Triple Snap Test

Serum (0.5 ml minimum)

$

32

Foot and Mouth Disease (PCR)

Swab (oral or lesion), vesicular tissue

$

50

Fungal culture (dermatophytes)

Hair, brush containing hair. If sending hair only, follicle must be present.

$

24

Giardia

Fresh feces (1 gram minimum)

$

20

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Histopathology (whole organ)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

60

Iba-1 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (FA)

Kidney, Lung, Liver

$

22

Influenza A (PCR) (Canine, Equine, and Swine Influenza)

Nasal swab, lung. Do not pool samples.

$

50

Influenza A Virus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Johne’s Disease (ELISA)

Serum or milk (1 ml minimum)

$

7

Johne’s Disease (individual) (PCR)

Feces (2 gram minimum), intestinal contents, intestine

$

35

Johne’s Disease (pooled) (PCR)

Feces (2 gram minimum).

Samples MUST be labeled with the sample number (1, 2, 3, etc.) that corresponds with the identification form. An additional charge will be added to cases if sample numbers are not included on the fecal sample.

$

50

Lawsonia intracellularis (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Lawsonia intracellularis (PCR)

Feces (2 gram minimum), intestinal contents, intestine (ileum)

$

45

Lead (blood)

Whole blood (EDTA) or heparin (100 µl minimum)

$

30

Lead (tissue)

Liver, kidney (5 grams minimum)

$

40

Leptospira sp. (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Leptospira species (PCR)

Urine (1 mL for small animals; 30-50 mL for bovine submissions), EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), kidney, liver. Testing of urine and EDTA whole blood is recommended.

$

45*

Listeria culture

Fluid, tissue

$

20

Lyme Disease- Borrelia burgdorferi (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), skin biopsy at site of lesion

$

40

Malignant Catarrhal Fever (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), spleen, lymphoid tissues

$

45

Melan A (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Milk Culture – Bulk tank

Milk (5-20 ml)

$

25

Milk Culture – mastitis

Milk (5-20 ml)

$

25

Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method (mCIM)

Pure isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that is not susceptible to one or more carbapenem antibiotics.

Pure isolate of an Enterobacterales that is not susceptible to one or more carbapenem antibiotics.

$

20

MUM-1 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Mycoplasma culture

Fluid, tissue

$

12

Mycotoxin LC/MS QQQ Screen

Feed-grains, distillers, TMR’s, Silages, Haylages, soybean meal, and dry pet food. Submit at least 100 grams of sample (quart size bag of grain, gallon size bag of silage, forage, hay).

$

175

Necropsy/General Investigation

Whole animals (no live animals accepted), tissue, and fluid samples

$

Fees vary by species; see additional instructions1

Neonatal diarrhea study

Feces, intestine

$

80

Neospora caninum (PCR)

Spinal cord, brain, heart, muscle

$

45

Neospora caninum Antibody (C-ELISA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

8

Newcastle Disease Virus (Matrix, Fusion) (PCR)

Sample types vary. See link to collection guidance, below.

$

50

Nitrate

Serum, ocular fluid (1 ml minimum); forage (100 grams minimum)

$

15

Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Virus (OPP) (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), lung

$

45

PAX5 (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Pesticide screen/Organic screen

Stomach/rumen contents (5 grams minimum)

$

125

Phytoestrogen by LC/MS/MS

Alfalfa, Clover, Soybean (100 grams minimum)

$

125

Plant identification

Intact plants from hay or pasture

$

10

Porcine Circovirus (FA)

Lung, Liver, Kidney

$

22

Porcine Delta Coronavirus (PCR)

Feces, intestinal contents, intestine

$

55

Porcine Parvovirus (FA)

Lung, mummified fetus, fetal liver

$

22

Rabies Virus (FA)

Fresh brain, head, whole animal

$

50

Rabies Virus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

45

REFERRAL TEST: Brucella canis

Serum (1 ml minimum)*

$

Referral rate applies (cost of shipping, handling, and price of the referral test)

Selenium

Whole blood, EDTA or Heparin, 0.5 ml minimum. Do not freeze.

$

15

Small Ruminant Lentivirus (OPPV/ CAEV) (c-ELISA)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

8

Smooth Muscle Actin (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Storage and Emerging Mycotoxins Screen by LC/MS/MS

Feed-grains, distillers, Silages, Haylages.  Submit at least 100 grams of sample (quart size bag of grain, gallon size bag of silage, forage, hay)

THE LAB WILL NOT ACCEPT BUILDING MATERIALS.

$

250

Strychnine

Stomach contents (10-20 grams minimum)

$

35

Swine Enteric Panel (PEDV, PRV-A, TGEV) (PCR)

Feces, intestinal contents, intestine

$

85

Swine Enteric Panel with PDCoV (PEDV, PRV-A, TGEV, PDCoV)

Feces, intestinal contents, intestine

$

110

Toxoplasma gondii (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Toxoplasma gondii (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), brain, placenta, heart, kidney, lung, spleen

$

45

Trace Mineral Screen (Serum)

Serum (1 ml minimum)

$

35

Trace Mineral/Heavy Metal Screen (Tissue)

Liver, Kidney (5 grams minimum)

$

45

Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (FA)

Intestine

$

22

Tritrichomonas foetus (Individual) (PCR)

Preputial Wash (2 ml minimum)

$

25

Tritrichomonas foetus (pooled) (PCR)

Preputial Wash (2 ml minimum)

$

40 (per pool of up to 5 samples)

Tritrichomonas foetus/blagburni (Feline) (PCR)

Feces (1 gram minimum), intestinal contents, intestine

$

55

Tularemia- Francisella tularensis (PCR)

Lymph node aspirate (submit in sterile tube), Tissue (liver, lymph node, lymph node biopsy, spleen, lung), swab of ulcer, pulmonary washings (1 ml minimum)

$

60

Ureaplasma diversum (PCR)

Lung

$

50

Urinalysis, sediment examination

Fresh (< 3 days from date of collection) whole urine (10 ml minimum for sediment analysis)*

$

20

Vimentin (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

Water Screen – Expanded (Total Organic Carbon, Ammonia, Potassium Nitrate)

Water (50 ml minimum, 250 ml preferred)

$

45

Water Screen (Nitrates, pH, Total dissolved solids or TDS, sulfates)

Water (50 ml minimum, 250 ml preferred)

$

25

Water- Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) ID

Water (50 ml minimum, 250 ml preferred)

$

20

West Nile Virus (IHC)

Formalin fixed tissue (FFT), FFPE

$

40

West Nile Virus (PCR)

Brain, kidney, heart

$

50

Yersinia pestis (PCR)

EDTA whole blood (1 ml minimum), lymph node, lung

$

60