Preferred Sample | Feces (5 grams minimum) |
Fee | $24 |
Schedule | Days Tested MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI Turnaround Time 2-3 days |
Description | Isolation and identification of fecal bacterial pathogens from large animal diagnostic samples. |
Species | Bovine | Equine | Ovine | Caprine | Porcine | Wildlife Exotic | Other |
Shipping Requirements | Send samples on ice pack in a leak proof container. Overnight or 2 day shipping is recommended. |
Additional Instructions | Aerobic culture including assessment of normal enteric flora and special culture for Salmonella sp. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not routinely performed on bacterial isolates from enteric sources due to lack of in vivo efficacy. Samples from different animals will not be pooled for culture. For small animals see Fecal culture (small animal). Check out our Microbiology page for helpful collection and interpretation information. |