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A $12.00 accession fee will be applied to all cases.
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
Selenium	Whole blood, EDTA or Heparin, 0.5 ml minimum. Do not freeze.	$ 17
Schedule	Days Tested As needed Turnaround Time 3-5 days
Description	Selenium by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Antemortem whole blood (EDTA or heparin) selenium is a good indicator of longer-term selenium intake or supplementation. Adequate whole blood selenium concentrations in most species range from 80 to 350 ppb (parts per billion). The VDL can provide interpretation of whole blood selenium status of most domestic species, but normal values for exotic species may not be available.
Species	Any
Shipping Requirements	Do not freeze sample.

Sequencing	Extracted DNA/RNA, prepared libraries	$ Varies
Schedule	Days Tested Varies Turnaround Time Varies
Description	The NDSU has both short-read and long-read sequencers available for a rental fee per run. These include 2 Illumina iSeqs, 1 Illumina MiSeq, 1 ONT MinION MK1B, and 1 ONT MinION MK1C. In addition, NGS libraries using the Illumina DNA PCR-Free Prep can be prepared on the Integra MIRO CANVAS. Please visit our research services page and contact Dr. Brianna Stenger (contact information listed on research molecular diagnostics and sequencing form).
Additional Instructions	Dr. Stenger MUST be contacted for a free consultation and quote prior to submission of any samples.

Small Ruminant Lentivirus (OPPV/ CAEV) (c-ELISA)	Serum (1 ml minimum)	$ 9
Schedule	Days Tested MON Turnaround Time 1-2 days
Description	Detection of antibody to Small Ruminant Lentivirus (CAEV/OPPV) by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-ELISA).
Species	Ovine \| Caprine
Shipping Requirements	To avoid hemolysis, serum should be removed from the clot and aliquoted to another tube prior to shipping. Hemolysis affects serologic testing and may cause a sample to be rejected. Samples should be kept cold during transport. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Additional Instructions	Note: Samples for serologic testing must be received during business hours the day before scheduled testing to ensure inclusion in the test run. If not, the sample will be tested on the following scheduled test day. STAT testing may be available, contact the lab for more information.

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.	$ 275
Acceptable Samples	50 grams of samples listed above. Other feed/forage samples can be accepted at discretion of Lab.
Schedule	Days Tested THU Turnaround Time 5-7 days
Description	Storage Mycotoxin screen by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). This screen is for corn, grain, silage, forage, hay and DDG. Mycotoxins tested Alternariol, Alternariol Monomethyl Ether, Tenuazonic Acid, Cyclopiazonic Acid, Mycophenolic Acid, Penicillic Acid, Rugulosin, Roquefortine C, Penitrem A, Citrinin, Satratoxin G and H, Gliotoxin, Roridin E, Verruculogen, Beauvericin, Enniatins (A, A1, B, B1).
Shipping Requirements	Prefer to ship samples at the beginning of the week to avoid mycotoxin production during shipment. If sample is wet, freeze and ship on ice-pack.

Strychnine	Stomach or rumen contents (10 grams minimum)	$ 138
Acceptable Samples	Vomitus or bait ( 10 grams minimum)
Schedule	Days Tested MON \| TUE \| WED \| THU \| FRI Turnaround Time 2-3 days
Description	Test will be run using Pesticide Screen/Organic screen/Strychnine Screen.
Species	Any
Shipping Requirements	Ship cool or freeze. Ship samples on ice.