Fee Schedule - 2024

ABORTION SCREEN * Bovine, Equine, or Ovine/Caprine

[Call Lab]

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM SEROLOGY, IFA – canine/equine *

1 ml serum

 $42.00

ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE SCREEN*

100 g fresh liver, fresh kidney, bait

[Call Lab]

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY (ANA) IFA – canine *

1 ml serum

$44.50

AUTOIMMUNE SCREEN – canine * (Antinuclear Antibody, CBC, Coombs, Electrophoresis)

2 ml serum + two 1 ml EDTA blood samples

$141.50

AVIAN INFLUENZA real time PCR
This is a National Animal Health Laboratory Network protocol.
AIV PCR matrix-positive samples will be tested to further subtype at additional cost.
All positive and suspect positive diagnostic samples will be forwarded to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, for confirmation and further analysis.
Suspect and positive results are reportable to the State Veterinarian.

Matrix
Subtype H5/H7 [if matrix positive] Dry swabs are not acceptable
Submit synthetic swab(s) in brain-heart infusion broth (BHIB) tube

NOTE: Swab pools must be from single flock and species of bird

$28.00

$28.00 [Additional]

Poultry

Cloacal or tracheal/oropharyngeal swab (can pool up to 5 swabs per tube)

NOTE:  Do not mix cloacal with tracheal/oropharyngeal swabs in the same tube

Domestic ducks

Cloacal swabs (can pool up to 5 swabs per tube)

Wild Birds

Cloacal or tracheal/oropharyngeal swab

NOTE:  Do not pool swabs from more than 1 wild bird in a single tube

Wild waterfowl

Cloacal or oropharyngeal swab (from single flocks and species)

NOTE:  Do not pool

BABESIA GIBSONI SEROLOGY IFA * – canine

 1 ml serum

$44.50

BACTERIOLOGY

Aerobic

tissue on ice pack, swab of exudate in transport media

$30.00

Anaerobic (Aerobic included)

tissue on ice pack, swab of exudate in anaerobic transport media, or exudate in capped syringe

$46.00

Clostridium perfringens (w/ Clostridial FA)

may require genotyping at an additional charge

$39.00

Clostridium perfringens, Genotyping PCR

isolate

$35.00

Antibiotic susceptibility

per organism

$23.00

Blood

blood inoculated directly into blood culture bottle

$37.00

Contagious Equine Metritis

[Call Lab]

Ear

Ear swab in transport media

$30.00

NOTE:  If fungal culture is also requested, please note on submission form

$32.50 [additional]

Milk

5 ml milk in sterile tube on ice pack

$30.00

Mycobacterium culture (includes acid fast stain)

2 air-dried smears/tissue on ice pack

$53.00

Mycoplasma * (see also Mycoplasma PCR)

tissue on ice pack, swab of exudate in bacterial

$26.50

Urine (quantitative culture)

10 ml urine on ice pack (note method of collection)

$30.00

Water (culture for Salmonella)

1 gallon water in clean container on ice pack

[Call Lab]

BILE ACIDS * Note:  Suggest two samples be submitted; fasting sample + 2hr. postprandial sample

1 ml serum or 1 ml lithium heparin plasma

$25.00 [per sample]

BLUETONGUE *

 AGID or cELISA

1 ml serum

$10.00

 PCR

1 ml EDTA blood, 1-2 ml semen, or 1 g fresh spleen on ice pack

$42.00

BOTULISM TOXIN ANALYSIS *

 Call Lab

[Call Lab]

BOVINE LEUKOSIS SEROLOGY, AGID or ELISA *

1 ml serum

$18.00

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (BRSV) *

FA

lung on ice pack

$10.00

Serology, VN

1 ml serum

$12.00

PCR

lung on ice pack, nasal swab

$38.50

BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA (BVD)

Antigen Capture ELISA (1 to 6 specimens)

ear notch – no fixative, serum – > 3 months of age

$25.00

Antigen Capture ELISA (>6 specimens)

ear notch – no fixative, serum – > 3 months of age

$3.20 each

IHC (1 to 3 specimens) *

ear notch in formalin

$36.00

Serology Panel, VN (Includes types 1a,1b,2) *

1 ml serum

$29.50

BRUCELLA ABORTUS SEROLOGY, CARD

1 ml serum

Diagnostic testing

$5.50

Testing for regulatory purposes

$5.50

BRUCELLA CANIS SEROLOGY

 1 ml serum 

AGID *

$48.50

RSAT

$20.00

TAT *

$37.00

IFA *

$38.00

BRUCELLA OVIS (ram epididymitis) SEROLOGY, ELISA *

1 ml serum

1 specimen

$19.00

>1 specimen

$10.50 [Each additional]

CALCULUS* (see Urinary Calculus)

CALF SCOUR SCREEN bacteriology, parasitology, virology*

10 gm feces on ice pack and tied off segment of ileum on ice pack.  (it is also recommended that multiple segments of formalinized intestine be submitted for histopathology).

$90.00

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS

FA *

2 air-dried conjunctival scraping smears on frosted end slides, tissues and/or brain from necropsy

$17.00

Serology, ELISA

1 ml serum

$22.00

Serology, IFA *

1 ml serum

$35.00

IgG only

$35.00

IgM only

Real Time PCR

Preferred:  conjunctival/pharyngeal swab in sterile tube (no media) on ice pack; or 2 ml EDTA blood

$45.00

Postmortem:  fresh lung, brain, spleen, liver, kidney, or lymphoid tissue

CANINE INFLUENZA real time PCR

Nasal swab – submit synthetic swab in 0.5 ml saline or viral transport media on ice pack

Matrix

$28.00

Subtyping/whole genome sequencing (by request only) *

$126.00 [additional]

CANTHARIDIN *

500 g GI content, 500 g feed, 5 ml urine or serum on ice pack

$110.50

CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITS SEROLOGY

See Small Ruminant Lentivirus

CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS

See Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

CHLAMYDOPHILA (Chlamydia psittaci) *

Non-food Animal – PCR

Nasal swab or conjunctival swab

$54.00

Feed Animal – PCR

Placenta or conjunctival swab

$45.00

Serology, Avian or Non-avian (CF)

1 ml serum

[Call Lab]

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON INSECTICIDES

See Insecticide Screen

CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY *

 [Call Lab]

CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS (Real Time PCR)

Call Lab

[Call Lab]

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A and B ANALYSIS, ELISA *

2 gm feces.  NOTE:  Specimen should be stored refrigerated and tested within 72 hours. If testing cannot be performed in this time frame, the sample should be frozen

$50.50

COAGULATION, MINI  AUTO (PT, APTT) – Canine, Feline, or Equine *

3 ml plasma (draw into NaCitrate tube [light blue top])

$58.00

Allow NaCitrate to autofill,  spin immediately and separate plasma from cells into leakproof plastic tube immediately following collection, freeze plasma and ship frozen

Specimens must arrive at VDS within 24 hours of collection

COCCIDIOIDES SEROLOGY

AGID

See Mycosis Screen

CF titer *

$44.50

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) *

Small Animal CBC

1.5 ml EDTA blood or lithium heparin whole blood and 1-2 air dried slides

$28.00

Equine CBC (includes Fibrinogen)

1.5 ml EDTA blood or lithium heparin whole blood and 1-2 air dried slides

$30.00

Small Animal: CBC and Serum Chemistry

1.5 ml serum and 2 ml EDTA blood

$54.00

Equine:  CBC (includes Fibrinogen) and Serum Chemistry

1.5 ml serum and 2 ml EDTA blood

$54.00

COOMBS DIRECT & CBC * – canine/feline/equine

1 ml EDTA blood and 1-2 air dried slides

$52.00

COPPER*

See Element Screen

CORONAVIRUS *

See also Electron Microscopy for Viral Particles

Canine Serology, IFA

1 ml serum

$37.00

Feline

See Feline Infectious Peritonitis

CORTISOL *

Single Sample *

1 ml serum

$22.00

Endogenous ACTH Assay*

1 ml plasma (frozen)

$53.00

ACTH – 1 or 2 hour (pre & post samples) *

1 ml serum per draw

$44.00

Dex Suppression, Equine* 40 ug/kg dex IM
(1 Pre injection sample and 1 post injection sample with post sample collected between 15 and 19 hours after injection)

1 ml serum per sample

– 1 Pre and 1 post sample

$40.00

– Additional post sample

$29.00 [Each additional]

Dex, High OR Low Dose (pre & post samples, 3 determinations) *

1 ml serum per draw

$44.50

CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS SEROLOGY *

1 ml serum

$20.50

CRYPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN LAT SEROLOGY *

 1 ml serum

$28.00

CYTOLOGY

Aspirate/Exudate*

2 air-dried smears (preferably on frosted end slides), or fluid aspirate (in EDTA tube) on ice pack

$55.00

Additional site(s)

$48.00 [Each additional site]

Aspirate/Exudate with additional fluid analysis * (abdominal, thoracic, joint)

2 ml unclotted fluid in EDTA tube on ice pack

$77.00

Blood film review*

2 air-dried smears (unfixed and unstained preferred)

$39.00

Bone Marrow*

Include blood film from the same day as sample is collected.  Include any available CBC data.

$64.00

Lymph node screen*

Includes 3 or more lymph nodes

Air-dried samples smeared on slide (unfixed and unstained preferred); label slide to distinguish sites.

$120.00

Joint screen*

Includes 3 or more joints

Air-dried samples smeared on slide (unfixed and unstained preferred); label slides to distinguish sites.

$120.00

DIROFILARIASIS

Microfilaria exam (Knott’s)*

2 ml EDTA blood

$27.50

Occult Heartworm Serology, ELISA (for adult antigen)

1 ml serum

$24.00

EHRLICHIA SEROLOGY 

E. canis, IFA

1 ml serum

$41.00

E. equi (Anaplasma phagocytophilum), IFA*

2 ml serum

$42.00

E. risticii / Potomac Horse Fever (Neorickettsia risticii), IFA*

2 ml serum

$38.50

ELECTROLYTES (Na, K, Cl, CO2)*

1 ml serum

$21.00

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY for VIRUS PARTICLES *

10 g feces, intestine, or intestinal content on ice pack (NOT FROZEN)

$56.50

ELEMENT SCREENS *

Minerals, Tissue

(includes arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, thallium, and zinc)

50 mg fresh liver tissue on ice pack

$61.00

NOTE:  Collect biopsies into a rubber-free tube to avoid zinc contamination.  This panel cannot be run on samples in formalin or saline.

Primary Trace Nutrient Panel *

(includes Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, and Zinc)

1 ml serum

$54.00

NOTE:  serum must be in a non-additive, royal blue tube

Primary Trace Nutrient Panel w/Electrolytes *  

(includes Calcium, Chloride, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Bicarbonate, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Na:K Ratio, Selenium,  Sodium, and Zinc)

1 ml serum

$87.50

NOTE:  serum must be in a non-additive, royal blue tube

EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE *

AGID

1 ml serum

$20.50

PCR

2 ml EDTA blood, or fresh spleen on ice pack

$44.50

EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS *

Panel IgM ELISA (includes Eastern and West Nile Virus)

 1 ml serum or CSF

$44.50

Eastern (EEE) IgM ELISA

 1 ml serum or CSF

$27.50

Western (WEE) Serology VN

 1 ml serum or CSF

$24.00

Western (WEE) and West Nile Virus Panel PCR

 1 ml EDTA blood on ice pack

$66.00

EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA (EIA)

1 ml serum w/ signed Federal Form, VSPS Form, or GlobalVetLink Form

Coggins (AGID)

Notify lab several days prior to shipping

$19.00

ELISA

includes Global Vet Link results posting if requested

$8.75

EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS

1 ml serum w/ signed NM Livestock Board Form

Babesia caballi  cELISA

$21.00

Theileria equi cELISA

$21.00

EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS*

IFAT Serology Titer Panel (SarcoFluor and NeoFluor)

2 ml serum

$137.00

Western Blot, serum only

1 ml serum

$74.50

Western blot, CSF only

1 ml CSF

$74.50

PCR, CSF only

1 ml CSF

$154.00

EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS (EVA) SEROLOGY, VN*

1 ml serum

$26.50

EQUINE HERPESVIRUS (EHV)

EHV 1&4, Serology VN*

1 ml serum

$26.50

EHV-3, Serology VN*

1 ml serum, paired sera preferred

$22.00

EHV-1, real time PCR (tests for neurotropic and non-neurotropic)

EDTA blood and nasopharyngeal swab NOTE:  Swabs should be sent in sterile tube (without transport media)

$36.50 [per specimen]

ESTROGEN (Estradiol)*

2 ml serum

$31.50

ESTRONE SULFATE

See Mare Pregnancy Tests

ETHYLENE GLYCOL*

5 ml serum, 25 ml urine, 10 g stomach content, 5 g fresh kidney, suspect bait, or kidney section in 10% formalin (See Histopathology)

[Call Lab]

EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS real time PCR

Call Lab

[Call Lab]

FECAL EXAM

See Parasitology

FEED ANALYSIS (PACKAGES OR INDIVIDUAL TESTS)*

[Call lab]

FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (FIV) Serology ELISA, (FIV & FeLV combined)

1 ml serum or plasma, or 1 ml anticoagulated whole blood

$33.00

FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS (FIP), IFA titer

1 ml serum

$42.00

FELINE LEUKEMIA (FeLV) Serology ELISA (FIV & FeLV combined)

1 ml serum or plasma, or 1 ml anticoagulated whole blood

$33.00

FIBRINOGEN *

[Call lab]

[Call lab]

FLUID ASPIRATE ANALYSIS – abdominal, thoracic, joint (includes cytology and total protein; may also add body fluid cell count or bacteriology if indicated and for an additional charge)

See Cytology

FRUCTOSOMINE *

1 ml serum

$44.50

FUNGAL CULTURE (allow 2-4 weeks) *

Skin scraping, tissue on ice pack, or exudate on swab

$32.50

FUNGAL SEROLOGY

See Mycosis screen

GLUCOSE *

Random

1 ml serum (in NaFL [grey top] tube)

$22.50

Insulin included

1 ml serum (fasting)

$24.00

HEARTWORM

See Dirofilariasis

HISTOPATHOLOGY 

1-2 tissues (single site)

$75.00

3-5 tissues

$91.00

6-9 tissues

$105.00

10 or more tissues (clinic necropsy)

$120.00

Specialty Items

Additional slide charge

$12.00

Amputated Digit or Tail Exam (includes gross and histopathology)

NOTE:  Additional charge for decalcification if needed

$75.00

Amputated Limb Exam (includes gross and histopathology)

NOTE:  Additional charge for decalcification if needed

$110.00

Decalcification of Bone/Tissue (small)

$18.00 [Additional]

Decalcification of Bone/Tissue (large)

$25.00 [Additional]

Extra Slide for submitting veterinarian

$15.00 [each]

Immunohistochemistry (per antigen)

[Call Lab]

Referral (for second opinion)

[Call Lab]

Special Stain (individual stain)

$22.00 [each]

Special Stain Battery (infectious organisms)

[Call Lab]

Uterine Tissue

$75.00

IMMUNOGLOBULIN*

IgG Quantitative – equine, bovine, canine, feline, camelid (alpacas)

1 ml serum, 1 ml plasma, or 2 ml colostrum on ice pack

$24.00

IgG Estimate – equine

1 ml serum or 1 ml plasma on ice pack

$50.50

INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS (IBR), VN*

1 ml serum

$12.50

INFLUENZA SEROLOGY*

Avian, AGID (poultry)

0.5 ml serum

$6.50

Equine, HI (A1, A2, AK, Ky)

1 ml serum

$34.50

INSULIN*

Autoantibody*

1 ml serum

$22.50

Glucose included*

1 ml serum

$24.00

JOHNE’S DISEASE (M. paratuberculosis) *

ELISA – bovine, caprine, ovine

1 ml serum

$18.00

real time PCR

1 g feces, 1-2 ml intestine, or 1-2 ml intestinal contents on ice pack

$44.50

LEAD *

5 ml EDTA blood, or 10 g liver, or 10 g kidney, or 1/2 cup stomach content on ice pack

$32.50

LEPTOSPIROSIS SEROLOGY PANEL (5 serovars), MAT

1 ml serum

$32.00

LIPASE*.

1 ml serum

$28.00

LYME DISEASE SEROLOGY (BORRELIA BURGDORFERI), IFA titer *

1 ml serum

$38.50

MARE PREGNANCY TESTS

Equine Pregnancy Panel * (includes estrone sulfate and progesterone)

2 ml serum

$57.50

Estrone Sulfate *

2 ml serum

$41.00

Progesterone *

2 ml serum

$31.00

MYCOLOGY

See Fungal Culture

MYCOPLASMA PCR *

Mycoplasma spp

0.5 – 2 ml joint fluid, 1 g fresh tissue

$50.50

M. bovis

50 ml milk, 1-2 g fresh lung

$38.50

M. gallisepticum & synoviae Multiplex

1 g fresh respiratory tissue and/or tracheal or choanal cleft (oral) swab

$50.50

MYCOSIS SCREEN SEROLOGY, AGID

1 ml serum

$48.00

Aspergillus, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Histoplasma

NECROPSY (includes gross exam, histopathology, and disposal unless otherwise indicated or arranged)

The following are charges per animal, in addition to necropsy charge (unless otherwise noted below):

Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Serology, Toxicology, Virology

as noted in fee schedule

Insurance/Forensic cases

$120.00

Removal

No disposal charge for head/brain submission only

Head/brain (small)

$50.00

Head/brain (large)

Additional carcass disposal fees will apply

$120.00

Spinal cord removal

[Call Lab]

Species Survival Plan/Research

$110.00 [per hour]

Crematory service:  If animal is to be picked up by crematory service, include signed authorization form

Cost of cremation or private disposal is the responsibility of the client

Call for availability of personnel to perform a field necropsy

Aborted Neonate or Fetus (with placenta)

Bovine

$180.00

Equine

$195.00

Swine/Ruminant (small)

$180.00

Camelid (New World/Old World)

$180.00

Dog/Cat (litter)

$155.00

Avian (Poultry) – up to three birds

$115.00

Avian (Caged Bird)

$150.00

Bovine

Adult

$400.00

Calf (< 3 months)

$285.00

Camelid (New World/Old World)

$310.00

Dog/Cat/Ferret

$225.00

Gross examination only

$130.00

Equine

Adult

$570.00

Foal (< 3 months)

$285.00

Rodent, Rabbit, Reptile, Fish, Amphibian

$135.00

Swine, Sheep, Goat

$285.00

Wildlife/Exotic

based on weight

$260.00 – $385.00

Wildlife/Avian

$135.00

NEONATAL ISOERYTHROLYSIS – (equine antibody screen) *

Ship samples overnight to testing lab within 24 hours of draw

Mare

2 ml serum minimum

$93.50

Mare and Stallion if previous NI foal

2 ml EDTA from each

$93.50 [each]

NEOSPORA CANINUM SEROLOGY – bovine

1 ml serum

cELISA

First specimen

$25.00

Discount for more than one specimen for a one-owner submission

$11.00 [each additional]

NITRATE / NITRITE

Submit on ice pack

Ocular

1 ml ocular fluid 

$14.50

Semi-quantitative *

(if positive, approximate quantification is given)

1 ml ocular fluid, entire eyeball, 1 ml serum, 1 ml urine, 20 ml water 

$21.00

NON-ESTERIFIED FATTY ACIDS *

1 ml serum AVOID HEMOLYSIS

$20.50

OCCULT BLOOD *

2 g feces on ice pack

$17.00

OCCULT HEARTWORM

See Dirofilariasis

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDES

See Insecticide Screen and Cholinesterase Activity

OVINE PROGRESSIVE PNEUMONIA VIRUS

See Small Ruminant Lentivirus

PARAINFLUENZA 3 (PI-3) SEROLOGY, VN *

1 ml serum

$17.00

PARASITOLOGY

Cryptosporidium/Giardia FA *

Formalinized feces (1 part feces/2 parts 10% formalin)

$32.50

Cryptosporidium/Giardia PCR *

Fresh feces on ice pack or 1 g fresh intestine on ice pack

$56.50

Heartworm:  Microfilaria exam or Occult Heartworm

See Dirofilariasis

Identification of External Parasite *

Parasite in 70% alcohol or 10% formalin

$32.50

Fecal Exam

Fresh feces, 5 gm on ice pack (not frozen)

$26.00

PARATUBERCULOSIS

See Johne’s Disease

PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME (PTT) *

NaCitrate blood – allow Na Citrite (light blue top) to autofill

$17.50

PARVOVIRUS, CANINE

Serology, ELISA

1 ml serum

$22.00

Serology, HI *

1 ml serum

$26.50

Viral culture/isolation

See also Electron Microscopy for Viral particles

PHENOBARBITAL*

1 ml serum

$41.00

PLAGUE *

“PLAGUE SUSPECT” should be marked on specimen and accession form.

Call lab regarding policy on out-of-state submissions.

Plague/Tularemia Case Handling Fee

Per case submission

$7.50

Culture

Swab of exudate in Stuarts or Amies Transport Medium (culturette swab), or exudate in tube on ice pack, or blood culture bottle inoculated with 1-3 ml blood

n/c

Serology, PHA

1 ml serum (acute and convalescent samples preferred)

n/c

PLANTS *

Identification (toxic and non-toxic)

Plant sample (intact, include flower and roots)

$33.00

Toxicology Evaluation (plants, algae, or bait material) – microscopic analysis

100 g GI content, 2-4 flakes hay, 10 g bait material

$92.50

POTOMAC FEVER

See Ehrlichia risticii

PREGNANCY TEST SEROLOGY ELIA

1-4 specimens

$14.00

>4 specimens

$2.75 each

Bovine – 28 days post breeding,

>/= 60 days post-calving

1 ml serum or 1 ml EDTA plasma

Buffalo – 30 days post-breeding,

>/= 60 days post-calving

1 ml EDTA plasma

Goats – 28 days post-breeding

1 ml serum

Sheep – 35 days post-breeding

1 ml serum

PROGESTERONE *

2 ml serum

$31.00

PROGRESSIVE PNEUMONIA

See Ovine Progressive Pneumonia

PROTEIN *

Fluid, Total

1 ml fluid

$34.00

Serum, Total

1 ml serum

$19.00

PROTHROMBIN TIME (PT) *

NaCitrate blood allow NaCitrate (light blue top) tube to autofill

$10.50

PSEUDORABIES (PRV) *

Serology, gB ELISA

1 ml serum

$16.00

Serology, gp1 ELISA

1 ml serum

$21.50

Q FEVER SEROLOGY *

ELISA

1 ml serum

$20.50

IFA Titer, Phase 1 and 2

1 ml serum

$30.00

RABIES – tested by NMDoH-SLD

Call (505) 383-9124 for shipping instructions

NOTE:  Additional charges may be incurred for head/brain removal (see Necropsy section for details)

RHINOPNEUMONITIS

See Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis

RINGWORM

See Fungal Culture

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER SEROLOGY, IFA *

1 ml serum

$39.00

ROTOVIRUS * – bovine

See Electron Microscopy for Viral Particles

SELENIUM *

2 ml EDTA blood, 1 ml serum, 1 ml plasma, 10 g liver on ice pack

$36.00

SERUM CHEMISTRY *

Small Animal, Equine, Exotic, or Ruminant

1 ml serum or lithium heparin plasma

$32.50

Small Animal:  Serum Chem and CBC

1.5 ml serum and 2 ml EDTA blood

$54.00

Equine:  Serum Chem, CBC

(includes Fibrinogen)

1.5 ml serum and 2 ml EDTA blood

$54.00

SMALL RUMINANT LENTIVIRUS

AGID *

1 ml serum

$18.00

ELISA

1 ml serum

$15.00

SODIUM & POTASSIUM

See Electrolytes

SOMATIC CELL COUNT, MILK *

10 ml fresh milk sample on ice pack

$20.50

STRYCHNINE *

10 g suspect bait, 20 g stomach content, 20 ml urine, 10 g tissue

[Call Lab]

TESTOSTERONE *

Single Serum (baseline)

1.5 ml serum

$38.50

HCG Response Test (baseline with 24 hr post)

1.5 ml serum each draw

$56.50

HCG Response Test (baseline with 1 hr and 2 hr post)

1.5 ml serum each draw

$68.50

THYROID *

T3 (RIA)

1 ml serum

$25.00

T4 (ChL or EIA method)

1 ml serum

$24.50

Free T4 (ChL)

1 ml serum

$25.00

Free T4 (equilibrium dialysis RIA)

1 ml serum

$48.00

TSH (canine)

1 ml serum

$26.50

Profile, Canine (TT3, TT4, FT4, TSH, TgAA, T3AA, T4AA) Includes Endocrinology Interpretation

2 ml serum

$67.00

Profile, Non-canine (TT3, TT4, FT4) Includes Endocrinology Interpretation

2 ml serum

$45.00

TOXIC OR TRACE ELEMENT SCREEN

See Element Screen

TOXOPLASMOSIS *

T. gondii PCR

1 ml EDTA blood, 1 ml CSF

$42.00

T. gondii Serology (IgG or IgM ELISA)

1 ml serum

$31.00

T. gondii Serology (IgG/IgM IFA panel)

 1 ml serum

$54.00

TRICHOMONIASIS – real time PCR

Submit specimen in Biomed InPouch™ TF culture medium or Biomed TF-Transit Tube

Bovine

1 ml of preputial smegma

$22.00

Feline

5 g feces

$40.00

TRYPSIN-LIKE-IMMUNOREACTIVITY (TLI), canine *

1 ml serum (fasting sample)

$43.00

TULAREMIA *

“TULAREMIA SUSPECT” should be marked on specimen and accession form.

Call lab regarding policy on out-of-state submissions.

Plague/Tularemia Case Handling Fee

Per case submission

$7.50

Culture

Swab in transport media or exudate on ice pack

n/c

Serology

1 ml serum (Paired sera drawn 3-4 weeks apart preferred)

n/c

URINARY CALCULUS ANALYSIS*

Calculus

$43.00

URINE ANALYSIS (dipstick plus cytology)

NOTE:  Please indicate manner of collection (i.e., free catch, catheterization, cystocentesis). Ship immediately after collection and on ice.

3 ml urine on ice pack

$35.00

URINE CULTURE

See Bacteriology

VALLEY FEVER

See Coccidioides Serology

VESICULAR STOMATITIS SEROLOGY (New Jersey/Indiana)

Call lab prior to shipping. VDS has approval to perform in-house testing only on horses from New Mexico displaying clinical signs of VSV. All other specimens will be forwarded to NVSL.

CF Serology

2 ml serum

 $40.00

PCR

Vesicular fluid submitted in screw cap tube;

Vesicular tissue in screw cap tube with maximum of 3 ml of tris-buffered tryptose broth (TBTB) or sterile saline solution; or

Sterile swabs of lesions placed in screw cap tube with maximum of 3mL tris-buffered tryptose broth (TBTB) or sterile saline solution.

 $40.00

VIBRIOSIS

See Bacteriology – Campylobacter

VIRAL CULTURE/ISOLATION *

Tissue on ice pack or swabs in Viral Transport

$49.50

VITAMIN A *

Liver

10 g liver on ice pack

$42.00

Serum

2 ml serum

$36.00

VITAMIN E *

Liver

10 g liver on ice pack

$42.00

Serum

2 ml serum

$36.00

WARFARIN

See Anticoagulant Rodenticide Screen

WATER ANALYSIS *

Submit in clean tightly sealed container, on ice pack

[Call Lab]

WHITE MUSCLE DISEASE

See Selenium and Vitamin E