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Effective July 1, 2008
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TEST
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FEE
(US $)
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SPECIMEN
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SHIPPING CONTAINER
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COOLANT
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DAYS
TESTED
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TURN-
AROUND
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COMMENTS
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Baerman Sedimentation
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15.25
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10 gm or 2 tablespoons of fresh feces
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leakproof container
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none
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M-F
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2-3 days
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Do not freeze.
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Blood Parasite Screen
(see Hematology)
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Bothriocephalus acheilognathi
(Intestine squash)
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5.00/fish
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1) whole fish
2) viscera
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1 day
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Coccidia Speciation
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18.50
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3-5 gm or 1 tablespoon
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leakproof container
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none
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M-F
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1-2 days
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Do not freeze.
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Cryptosporidium-Crypto (Carbol fuschin direct smear)
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14.75
(10 or more samples 10.00 each)
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3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin*
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1 day
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Cryptosporidium-Crypto Immunofluoresence
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25.00
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3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin*
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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2-4 days
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Can add Giardia IFA at no additional charge.
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Ectoparasite Exam
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22.25
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preserve in 70% ethanol
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leakproof container
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none
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M-F
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1-4 days
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Fecal Flotation/Sedimentation/Smear
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15.25
(10 or more samples 10.00 each)
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3-5 gm or 1 tablespoon of fresh feces
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1 day
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Giardia Immunofluoresence
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25.00
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3-5 gm fresh feces or fixed feces in 5% formalin*
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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2-4 days
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Can add Cryptosporidia IFA at no additional charge.
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Heartworm, Canine/Feline (Dirocheck)
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15.00
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1 ml serum or plasma
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plastic or glass tube
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frozen gel packs or frozen
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M-F
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1-3 days
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Do not send whole blood.
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Knott's Test (Dirofilaria)
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15.00
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1 ml whole blood
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Purple Top Tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1-3 days
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Do not freeze.
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Myxobolus cerebralis
(Pepsin-Trypsing Digest)
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8.00/fish
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1) whole fish
2) fish head
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1 week
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Nematode Larva Culture & Identification
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40.00
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20 gm or 4 tablespoons of fresh feces
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leakproof container
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none
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M-F
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2 weeks
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Do not freeze.
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Parasite Identification
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27.75
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preserve in 70% ethanol
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leakproof container
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none
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M-F
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1-4 days
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Quantitative Fecal Exam
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19.50
(10 or more samples 12.75 each)
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15 gm or 3 tablespoons of fresh feces
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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1-3 days
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SNAP Test, canine (Heartworm Ag, Lyme Ab)
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32.75
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1) 1 ml serum or
2) 2 ml EDTA blood
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1) plastic tube
2) purple top tube
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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M-F
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8 hrs
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Tritrichomonas-Trich Culture, Bovine Reproduction
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15.50
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1) prepucial flush
2) cervical mucous
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Tritrichomonas transport media
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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6-14 days
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Transport media is supplied by the laboratory.
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* 5 % formalin solution equals 5ml of stock formaldehyde solution and 95 ml of water; 5 gm feces is approximately equal to 1 tablespoon
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