Exotics, Wildlife and Other Animal Tests and Fees
Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test.
Our laboratory accepts most specimens from all species, although fresh specimens (tissue, fluids or feces) from non-human primates are not currently accepted. Fixed tissue samples from non-human primates are accepted.
Turnaround times reflect business days.
Sample processing will normally begin on the day received if the samples are received in testing areas by 3 p.m.
Send specimen chilled (with cold pack) unless otherwise noted under Special Comments.
Tests (other than Necropsy) may be forwarded to outside labs — submitter will be notified in advance to obtain authorization.
- Aquaculture Tests and Fees
- Llama or Alpaca Tests and Fees
- Mosquito Tests and Fees
- Raccoon, Rodent or Rabbit Tests and Fees
- Pinniped Tests and Fees
Aquaculture
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Test |
Submission |
Turnaround Time |
Special Comments |
Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Acid Fast Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$7 |
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Aerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
May be performed on fish, turtles, dolphins, manatees and sea lions. |
$10 |
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Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
May be performed on fish, turtles, dolphins, manatees and sea lions. |
$12 |
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Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF |
Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Biopsy |
Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material). |
5 days |
$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen |
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Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling |
Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$30 per animal |
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Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$100 per animal |
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Cremation Fees < 30 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$50 per animal |
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Cremation Fees > 151 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$200 per animal |
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Cytology |
Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology. |
2 days |
$30 per site |
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Fecal Examination — Direct Smear |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fungal Culture |
Swabs, fresh tissue or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$15 |
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Fungal Identification |
Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$10 |
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Gram Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$5 |
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Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus qPCR |
Fresh kidney, heart, and gill tissue from a fish in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Cell culture, shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$30 |
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Koi Herpes Virus Sph PCR |
Fresh or frozen gill, kidney, liver, spleen or gastrointestinal tissue from a fish in a sterile tubes or container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-4 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. Note: Two analyses are required to declare the sample negative (Sph and TK). If the sample is positive on the first analysis, only one analysis may be required. |
$30 |
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Koi Herpes Virus TK PCR |
Fresh or frozen gill, kidney, liver, spleen or gastrointestinal tissue from a fish in a sterile tubes or container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-4 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. Note: Two analyses are required to declare the sample negative (Sph and TK). If the sample is positive on the first analysis, only one analysis may be required. |
$30 |
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Large/Complex Dissection |
Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues. |
1-2 days |
$30 |
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Mycobacterium Culture |
Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection. |
56 days |
If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification. |
$20 |
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Mycoplasma Culture — Other Animal |
Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection. |
7-10 days |
$15 |
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Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$250 per animal plus cremation fee |
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Necropsy Exam — Other Animal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) of a non-food/fiber animal, double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$150 per animal plus cremation fee |
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Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination) |
Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$75 per animal |
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Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request) |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$15 |
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Slide/Block Preparation |
Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container.Duplicate slides can be made for send-out. |
3-4 days |
$15 each |
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Spinal Cord Removal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20-25 days |
$50 per animal |
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Spring Viremia of Carp PCR |
Fresh tissues or ovarian fluids from a fish inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.*RNA is extracted from viral supernatant after Virus Isolation. |
14-28 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$30 |
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Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia PCR |
Fresh tissues or ovarian fluids from a fish inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$30 |
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Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Food and Fiber Animals |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
$30 |
Llama or Alpaca
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Test |
Submission |
Turnaround Time |
Special Comments |
Fee |
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Acid Fast Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$7 |
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ACTH (Baseline) |
1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Aerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$10 |
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Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$12 |
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels |
Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter. |
1-3 days after ID |
Up to 3 isolates per specimen. |
$10 per isolate |
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Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF |
Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Baermann Test (Lungworm) |
10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Biopsy |
Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material). |
5 days |
$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen |
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Bluetongue cELISA |
1 ml of serum from a bovine, caprine, cervid or ovine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight. |
3-5 days |
Tests run on Wednesday for samples received prior to 12:00 PM. |
$7 |
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Bluetongue Virus qPCR |
Whole blood in EDTA (purple top), spleen, lung, or lymph node from a bovine, caprine, cervid, alpaca, or ovine; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$25 |
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Bluetongue Virus/Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease qPCR |
Whole blood in EDTA (purple top), spleen, lung, or lymph node from a bovine, caprine, cervid, alpaca, or ovine; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$30 |
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Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling |
Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval. |
1-2 days |
$30 per animal |
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Brucella abortus/suis Serum Test (BAPA, Card, Rivonal, RAP) |
1 ml of serum from a bovine, camelid, caprine, cervid, ovine, porcine or exotic in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
$5 |
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Campylobacter Culture |
Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. |
5-7 days |
Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test |
$12 |
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CBC Food and Fiber Animals (without differential) |
2 ml of blood from a bovine, equine, ovine, caprine, llama, alpaca, or porcine in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Chemistry — Large Animal Profile |
2 ml of serum from a bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, alpaca, or llama in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Albumin (ALB), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Calcium (Ca), Creatine Kinase (CK), Total Protein (TP), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Globulin (GLOB), Magnesium (Mg), Phosphorus (PHOS), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN). |
1 day |
$20 |
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Cortisol |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs. |
1 day |
$25 |
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Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Cytology |
Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology. |
2 days |
$30 per site |
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Electrolyte Plus Panel |
1 ml of heparinized whole blood (green top) or serum (red top) from a canine, feline, equine, bovine, caprine, ovine; shipped chilled overnight. Included parameters: Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, tC02 |
1 day |
$15 |
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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus qPCR |
Whole blood in EDTA (purple top), spleen, lung or lymph node from a bovine, caprine, ovine, alpaca, or cervid; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Wednesday and Saturday. |
$25 |
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Estradiol |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Culture (Aerobic and Salmonella) |
Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$20 |
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Fecal Examination — Direct Smear |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Occult Blood |
2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Sedimentation |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Fibrinogen |
1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$15 |
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Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Virus qPCR |
Vesicular tissue or fluid, crusts, scabs, oral or lesions swabs from a bovine, porcine, caprine, ovine, camelid or cervid (cloven-hoofed zoo animal or wildlife) in a sterile leakproof tube or container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
This is an exotic disease. Request the FAD number from State Veterinarian before sample shipment if submission is for NAHLN FAD investigation. |
$30 |
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Fungal Culture |
Swabs, fresh tissue or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$15 |
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Fungal Identification |
Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$10 |
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Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Gram Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$5 |
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Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian) |
Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Tuesday and Friday. |
$30 |
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Insulin |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$25 |
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Johne’s Disease (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis) qPCR |
1 gm of feces from a bovine, caprine, or ovine in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. 1 gm of feces for up to 5 animals each in a separate sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. 1) Large groups of samples can be combined into pools of 5 for a discounted price. This pooling will only be done at BADDL. 2) Submit samples individually. |
2-4 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$20.00 Individual $30.00 Pooled |
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Large/Complex Dissection |
Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues. |
1-2 days |
$30 |
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Leptospira spp. qPCR |
Urine: minimum of 5 mL for small animals or 10 mL for large animals in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Tissue: kidney, liver, placenta in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube; shipped chilled overnight. Animal species: multiple species |
2-4 days |
Tests run on Tuesday and Friday. |
$30 |
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Leptospirosis IHC |
Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$25 |
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Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5 (Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L. grippo and L. hardjo) |
1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight. |
3-5 days |
Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day. |
$15 |
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McMaster’s Egg Count |
1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR) |
Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Mycobacterium Culture |
Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection. |
56 days |
If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification. |
$20 |
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Mycoplasma Culture — Food & Fiber Animal |
Fresh tissue from cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, or rabbits in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection. |
7-10 days |
$10 |
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Necropsy Exam — Food and Fiber Animal |
Fresh carcass of cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, captive cervids, llamas, or alpacas (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$100 per animal |
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Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$250 per animal |
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Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination) |
Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$75 per animal |
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Parasite Identification |
Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container. |
5-10 days |
$15 |
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Phenobarbital |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Progesterone |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Rabies (Non-Exposure) |
Head or carcass (not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left). |
1-3 days |
$40 |
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Reticulocyte Count |
2 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request) |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$15 |
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Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$5 |
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Slide/Block Preparation |
Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out. |
3-4 days |
$15 each |
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Spinal Cord Removal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20-25 days |
$50 per animal |
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Testosterone |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel) |
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Tick Identification |
Tick in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container. |
5-10 days |
Confirmation of exotic or non-endemic ticks may take up to one month at NVSL. |
$15 |
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Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis) |
10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$35 |
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Virus Isolation |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
Mosquito
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Test |
Submission |
Turnaround Time |
Special Comments |
Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dengue Virus (DENV) Type 1-3 qPCR |
Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Dengue Virus (DENV) Type 4 qPCR |
Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus qPCR |
Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Aedes atlanticus, Aedes sollicitans, Aedes vexans, Coquellitidia perturbans, Culiseta melanura, Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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West Nile Virus qPCR |
Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Zika qPCR — Universal or Asian Type |
Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 50. Mosquito species: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
Raccoon, Rodent or Rabbit
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Test |
Submission |
Turnaround Time |
Special Comments |
Fee |
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Acid Fast Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$7 |
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ACTH (Baseline) |
1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Aerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$10 |
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Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$12 |
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels |
Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter. |
1-3 days after ID |
Up to 3 isolates per specimen. |
$10 per isolate |
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Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF |
Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Baermann Test (Lungworm) |
10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Biopsy |
Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material). |
5 days |
$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen |
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Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling |
Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval. |
1-2 days |
$30 per animal |
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Campylobacter Culture |
Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. |
5-7 days |
Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test. |
$12 |
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CBC Other Mammals |
2 ml of blood from a canine, feline, guinea pig, rat, or rabbit in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$15 |
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Chemistry — Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile |
2 ml of serum from all other species (No primates) in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin (ALB), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Amylase (AMY), Calcium (Ca), Creatinine (CRE), Glucose (GLU), Globulin (GLOB), Phosphorus (PHOS), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Total Protein (TP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN). |
1 day |
$30 |
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Cortisol |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs. |
1 day |
$25 |
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Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
Non-rabbits only |
$100 per animal |
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Cremation Fees < 30 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
Non-rabbits only |
$50 per animal |
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Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Cytology |
Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology. |
2 days |
$30 per site |
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Estradiol |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Culture (Aerobic & Salmonella) |
Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$20 |
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Fecal Examination — Direct Smear |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Occult Blood |
2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Sedimentation |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Fibrinogen |
1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$15 |
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Fungal Culture |
Swabs, fresh tissue, or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$15 |
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Fungal Identification |
Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$10 |
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Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Gram Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$5 |
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Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian) |
Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Tuesday and Friday. |
$30 |
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Insulin |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$25 |
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Large/Complex Dissection |
Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues. |
1-2 days |
$30 |
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Leptospira spp. qPCR |
Urine: minimum of 5 mL for small animals or 10 mL for large animals in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Tissue: kidney, liver, placenta in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube; shipped chilled overnight. Animal species: multiple species |
2-4 days |
Tests run on Tuesday and Friday. |
$30 |
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Leptospirosis IHC |
Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$25 |
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Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5 (Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L .grippo and L. hardjo) |
1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight. |
3-5 days |
Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day. |
$15 |
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McMaster’s Egg Count |
1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR) |
Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Mycobacterium Culture |
Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight. Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection. |
56 days |
If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification. |
$20 |
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Mycoplasma Culture — Food & Fiber Animal |
Fresh tissue from cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, or rabbits in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection. |
7-10 days |
Rabbits Only |
$10 |
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Mycoplasma Culture — Other Animal |
Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection. |
7-10 days |
$15 |
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Necropsy Exam — Food and Fiber Animal |
Fresh carcass of cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, captive cervids, llamas, or alpacas (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
Rabbits Only |
$100 per animal |
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Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$250 per animal plus cremation fee if non-rabbit |
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Necropsy Exam — Other Animal |
Fresh carcass of an equine, canine, feline, rodent, or reptile (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof cooler; shipped chilled overnight.; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
Rodents |
$150 per animal plus cremation fee |
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Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination) |
Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$75 per animal |
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Parasite Identification |
Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container. |
5-10 days |
$15 |
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Parvovirus qPCR |
Fresh or frozen intestine, heart, or tongue from a canine, feline or raccoon in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Test run on Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Phenobarbital |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Progesterone |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Rabies (Non-Exposure) |
Head or carcass (not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left). |
1-3 days |
$40 |
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Rabies (Non-Exposure)/ Canine Distemper Panel |
Head or carcass (not frozen) from a dog or raccoon, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left). Includes brain removal fee. |
1-3 days |
$75 |
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Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request) |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$15 |
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Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$5 |
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Slide/Block Preparation |
Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out. |
3-4 days |
$15 each |
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Spinal Cord Removal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20-25 days |
$50 per animal |
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Testosterone |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel) |
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Tick Identification |
Tick in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container. |
5-10 days |
Confirmation of exotic or non-endemic ticks may take up to one month at NVSL. |
$15 |
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Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis) |
10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$35 |
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Virus Isolation |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood, or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
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Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Food and Fiber Animals |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood, or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
Rabbits Only If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
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Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Other Animals |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
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West Nile Virus qPCR |
Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
Pinniped
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Test |
Submission |
Turnaround Time |
Special Comments |
Fee |
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Acid Fast Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$7 |
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ACTH (Baseline) |
1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Aerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$10 |
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Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. |
3-5 days |
$12 |
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels |
Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter. |
1-3 days after ID |
Up to 3 isolates per specimen. |
$10 per isolate |
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Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF |
Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Baermann Test (Lungworm) |
10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Biopsy |
Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material). |
5 days |
$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen |
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Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling |
Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval. |
1-2 days |
$30 per animal |
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Campylobacter Culture |
Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. |
5-7 days |
Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test |
$12 |
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Chemistry — Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile |
2 ml of serum from all other species (No primates) in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin (ALB), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Amylase (AMY), Calcium (Ca), Creatinine (CRE), Glucose (GLU), Globulin (GLOB), Phosphorus (PHOS), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Total Protein (TP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN). |
1 day |
$30 |
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Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$100 per animal |
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Cremation Fees < 30 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$50 per animal |
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Cremation Fees > 151 lbs. |
Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.) |
3-7 days |
$200 per animal |
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Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Cytology |
Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology. |
2 days |
$30 per site |
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Estradiol |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Culture (Aerobic and Salmonella) |
Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$20 |
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Fecal Examination — Direct Smear |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Occult Blood |
2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$10 |
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Fecal Sedimentation |
2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$8 |
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Fibrinogen |
1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$15 |
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Fungal Culture |
Swabs, fresh tissue, or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$15 |
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Fungal Identification |
Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples. |
7-28 days |
$10 |
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Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA) |
2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Gram Stain |
Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder. |
1 day |
$5 |
|
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Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian) |
Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Tuesday and Friday. |
$30 |
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Insulin |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$25 |
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Large/Complex Dissection |
Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues. |
1-2 days |
$30 |
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Leptospirosis IHC |
Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$25 |
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Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5 (Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L .grippo and L. hardjo) |
1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight. |
3-5 days |
Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day. |
$15 |
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McMaster’s Egg Count |
1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$10 |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR) |
Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-3 days |
Tests run Monday and Thursday. |
$30 |
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Mycobacterium Culture |
Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection. |
56 days |
If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification. |
$20 |
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Mycoplasma Culture — Other Animal |
Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection. |
7-10 days |
$15 |
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Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20 days depending on ancillary testing |
$250 per animal plus cremation fee |
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Necropsy Exam — Other Animal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen) of a non-food/fiber animal, double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20-25 days depending on ancillary testing |
$150 per animal plus cremation fee |
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Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination) |
Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container. |
10 days |
$75 per animal |
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Parasite Identification |
Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container. |
5-10 days |
$15 |
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Phenobarbital |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 |
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Progesterone |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request) |
Feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
2-5 days(serotyping additional 5-10 days) |
$15 |
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Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping |
Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. |
1-2 days |
$5 |
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Slide/Block Preparation |
Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out. |
3-4 days |
$15 each |
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Spinal Cord Removal |
Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. |
20-25 days |
$50 per animal |
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Testosterone |
1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$20 |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel) |
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Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg) |
1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. |
1 day |
$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel) |
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Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis) |
10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight. |
1 day |
$35 |
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Virus Isolation |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
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Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Other Animals |
Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. |
14-28 days |
If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation. |
$30 |
