Test Name Test Number Specimen / Instructions Turn Around Time int. codes Acid Fast Staining 214 Swabs, Fluid, air dried slides C&S 216 Swab, fluid, tissue Aerob 48 hrs Anaerob 72 hrs Aerobic culture & 204 Swab, fluid, tissue 48 hrs Anaerobic culture & 205 Swab, fluid, tissue 72 hrs Arsenic, tissue/feed 7009 2g Tissue or 100g Feed in Sterile container 5-7 Days Aspergillus Ab 545 2 ml Serum or CSF 3 Days Avian Chem 952 Avian Chem & CBC 949 Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) (ELISA) 7056 1 Micro-tainer GTT (LiHep) Glu, Bun, Creat, Ca, Na, K, Chol, Po4, T. Pro, Alp, Ast, Amy, Ck, Alb, Glob 1 Micro-tainer GTT (LiHep), 2 HCT tubes & 2 Air Dried blood slides Whole blood, Serum, eggs Testing by special request, please contact laboratory Avian Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) (ELISA) 7057 Whole blood, Serum, eggs Testing by special request, please contact laboratory Avian Influenza Virus antibody (AGID) 7010 Whole blood/serum or eggs *For non-export, if for export please contact laboratory for additional instructions Avian Virus Isolation 7011 Tissues, tracheal, cloacal swabs Up to 30 Days Bile Acid (Pre & Post) 907 1 ml Serum per draw See the test protocol section for additional instructions. Bile Acid (resting) (one draw) 905 1 ml Serum (Please indicate if the sample is a pre or post draw) Biopsy (1 section) 801 Please indicate sample source and history with submission Biopsy (additional section) 802 Please indicate sample source and history with submission 55
Bird Sexing (DNA) 544 Whole Blood or tail feathers (3) 10-15 Days Blastomyces 534 1 ml Serum or CSF 3-5 Days Blood Culture 207 Blood Smear Exam cell morphology and parasite exam It is recommended that 3 draws form 3 different sites be submitted. See protocol section for additional instructions up to 7 days 440 Two Air Dried blood smear slides or 1 LTT Chlamydia (FA) 531 Tissue, Swab, Milk 5-7 Days Clostridium Difficile Toxin 519 Fresh fecal sample (>5g) Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxin Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) (ELISA) 532 7032 Cryptococcus Ag 536 Culture &, Aerobic Culture &, Culture &, Anaerobic Culture &, Blood Culture &, Fecal Culture &, Urine 204 Fresh fecal sample (>5g) 2 ml Serum or Milk 5-14 Days Swab, fluid, tissue 2 to 3 days 216 Swab, fluid, tissue Aerob 48 hrs Anaerob 72 hrs 205 207 210 203 Swab, fluid, tissue 3 to 4 days It is recommended that 3 draws form 3 different sites be submitted. See protocols on page Fresh fecal sample in Sterile container or Sterile culture swab up to 7 days 2-3 Days E. cunniculi 7074 2 ml Serum 10-15 Days Encephalitazoan cunniculi 7074 2 ml Serum 10-15 Days 56
Encephalomyocarditis (SN) 7034 Eosinophil, Total 409 1 LTT (EDTA) Fecal Float (O & P) 208 5g Fresh fecal sample Fluid Analysis 700 Fluid in Plain Red tube and LTT Gross exam, Micro Exam, Cell Cnt., Gram Stain Fungal culture (ID only) 211 Fungal Culture w/ Susceptibility 212 Swab, Fluid, Scraping Does not include. Cultures are held for 6 weeks before reported negative, positive growth is reported as it appears Swab, Fluid, Scraping Cultures are held for 6 weeks before reported negative, positive growth is reported as it appears Up to six weeks Up to six weeks Fungal DTM (qualitative) 218 Swab, Scraping, Hair For the qualitative determination for the presence of Dermatophytes (does not ID) Fungal Serology A Fungal Serology B Glycosolated Hgb (HgbA1c) 522A 522B 932 3 mls Serum Aspergillus,Blasto, Histo, Cocci, Crypto 2 mls Serum Cocci,Blasto, Histo 1 ml EDTA whole blood Gram Stain 202 Swab, fluid, Slides, tissue Please use sterile submission container Heavy Metal Screen 7051 Liver, Kidney, Urine, Powders, Liquads, Solid Paint Chips Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Thallium Helicobacter Culture 7052 Gastric biopsy up to 2 weeks Hemaglobin A1c (HgbA1c) 932 1 ml EDTA whole blood Herbicide Screen 7053 Heparin whole blood, Plant material, Stomach contents, urine 5-10 Days Histoplasmosis Ab 535 2 ml Serum or CSF 4-5 Days KOH Prep 209 Swab, Fluid, skin scraping 57
Lead, Blood 914 1 LTT (EDTA whole blood) 4-5 Days Leishmania PCR 564B 1LTT, or LN Aspirate 5-7 days Leptospira (Ab Screening) 543A 2 ml Serum Screens for Ab to: L.pomona, L.hardjo, L.ictero, L.grippotyphosa, L.canicola. (does not differentiate) 1-2 Days Leptospira (MAT) (5 standard serovars) 543B 2 ml Serum L.pomona, L.hardjo, L.ictero, L.grippotyphosa, L.canicola. 3-5 days Leptospira (MAT) (7 standard serovars) 543C 3 ml Serum L.pomona, L.hardjo, L.ictero, L.grippotyphosa, L.canicola, L.autumnalis, L.bratislava. 3-5 days Mycobacterium culture 942 Swab, Fluids, Tissue 5-7 Days Mycoplasma Culture 7058 Swab, Fluids, Tissue 5-7 Days Mycoplasma gallisepticum 7059 Mycoplasma meleagridis Mycoplasma synoviae 7060 7061 Necropsy, Complete 7062A Carcass >15 lbs, or sections 10-15 Days Necropsy, Litters 7062B Up to 3 carcass = 1 Submission charge, 4 to 6 carcass = 2 Submission charges, >6 = 3 Submission charges 10-15 Days NEW World Viral (primate) 944 3 ml Serum H.Platyrhinae, H.Saimiri, Measles, CMV 3-5 Days Piroplasmosis 7073 2 ml Serum 5-7 days Primate Chem & CBC 943 2 ml Serum, 1 LTT Complete Chem & CBC Progesterone 614 2 ml Serum Toxoplasmosis (IgG) 529 2 ml Serum 58
Toxoplasmosis titer 509 2 ml Serum Trichomonas Fecal exam 217 5 g fresh fecal sample Uric acid 127 1 ml Serum Urinalysis & micro.review 302 2 ml Urine Urinalysis w/ Culture & 303 UA is daily, culture is up to 3days Urinalysis, Add on 3021 2 ml Urine For use when adding to any panel (not to be used alone). Urine culture & 203 2-3 Days Westnile Virus (PCR) 566 Westnile Virus (SN) 565 Tissue, Swab, Whole blood, Fluid, CSF When submitting tissue please submit 5g, all samples should be in sterile containers. 5-7 Days NOTES 59