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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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Algae, Blue-Green
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14.75
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100 ml water
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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1-2 days
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Alkaloids (Strychnine)
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22.25
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1) 125 gm stomach contents or bait
2) >100 ml urine
3) misc.
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1,2,3) leakproof container
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1,2,3) frozen gel packs
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2 days
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Anticoagulant rodenticides (Brodifacoum, bromadiolone, coumafuryl, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, difenacoum, defethialone, valine, warfarin)
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84.00
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1) 2.5 ml serum or 5 ml blood
2) 5 gm liver (not formalinized) or bait.
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1) plastic tube
2) leakproof container
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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1,2) 1-2 wks
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Sent to reference lab.
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Arsenic, inorganic (Reinsch)
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13.50
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50 gm tissue or rumen contents
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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5 days
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Calcium-Ca
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13.25
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2 ml serum
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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1-2 days
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Carboxyhemoglobin-COHgb
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14.75
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1 ml whole blood
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green top tube
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frozen gel packs
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1 day
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Copper-Cu
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15.25
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1) 2 ml serum
2) 50 gm liver
3) 50 gm feed
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1) plastic tube
2) leakproof container
3) plastic bag (dry feed) or breathable container (moist feed)
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1,2) frozen gel packs
3) frozen gel packs (moist feed)
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1) 1 day
2) 2 days
3) 1-2 days
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$6.00 extra charge if small volume submitted (200-500 microliters).
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Ergot Alkaloid
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Ref. Lab Fee
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500 gm feed
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plastic bag
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none
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1-2 days
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Ethylene Glycol
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19.50
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3 ml whole blood
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purple top (EDTA) tube or green top tube
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frozen gel packs
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1 day
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Gas Chromatography/
Mass Spectrometry (Insecticides)
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Ref. Lab Fee
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50 gm liver
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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3 wks
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Sent to reference lab. If known, please request by name the specific chemical to be tested.
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INSECTICIDES
1) Blood Cholinesterase
2) Brain Cholinesterase
3) Chemical Analysis
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1,2) see comments
3) Ref. Lab Fee
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1) 1-2 ml whole blood
2) caudate nucleous
3) 50 gm liver
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1) purple top (EDTA) or green top tube
2,3) leakproof container
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1,2,3) frozen gel packs
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1,2) 1 day
3) 3 wks
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1,2) $22.25 for most domestic animals. $28.75 for avian and exotic species.
3) If known, please request by name the specific chemical to be tested.
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Ionophores
(lasalocid, monensin, naracin, salinomycin)
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Ref. Lab Fee
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500 gm feed
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whirlpack or plastic bag
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none
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1 wk
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Iron-Fe
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15.25
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1) 2 ml serum
2) 50 gm tissue
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1) plastic tube
2) leakproof container
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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1) 1 day
2) 2 days
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$6.00 extra charge if small volume submitted (200-500 microliters).
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Lead-Pb
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1) 19.50
2) 15.25
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1) 2 ml whole blood
2) 50 gm liver
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1) purple top (EDTA) tube
2) leakproof container
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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1) 1 day
2) 2 days
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Avian--Call Lab.
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Mold Count and Identification (Bacteria, mold and yeast)
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Ref. Lab Fee
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500 gm feed
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plastic bag
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none
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Sent to reference lab.
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Mycotoxin Screen (Aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, ochratoxin, zearalenone)
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Ref. Lab Fee
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500 gm feed
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whirlpack or plastic bag
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none
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1-2 wks
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For Fumonisin, call lab.
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Mycotoxin Screen Expanded (Aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol, fumonisin, ochratoxin, zearalenone plus 12 trichothecines)
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Ref. Lab Fee
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Sent to reference lab.
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Nitrates-NO3 (Qualitative)
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15.00
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1) 3 ml serum
2) ocular fluid: all that is available
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1,2) plastic tube
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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1 day
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Nitrates-NO3 (Quantitative)
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15.00
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1) 50 ml water
2) 100 gm forage
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1) leakproof container
2) whirlpack or plastic bag
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none
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1) 1 day 2) 1 wk
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pH
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9.00
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1) 125 gm rumen contents
2) 10 or more ml of fluids
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1,2) leakproof container
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1) keep frozen
2) none
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1 day
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Freeze rumen contents and send overnight with frozen gel packs.
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Selenium-Se
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Ref. Lab Fee
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1) 3 ml whole blood
2) 50 gm liver
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1) purple top (EDTA) tube or green top tube
2) whirlpack
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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2 wks
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Sodium-Na
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Ref. Lab Fee
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1) 125 gm brain tissue
2) 10 ml water
3) 50 gms feed
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1,2,3) leakproof container
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1) frozen gel packs
2,3) none
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1 week
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Sent to reference lab.
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Sulfates-SO4
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14.75
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500 ml water
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leakproof container
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none
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2 days
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Thallium-Tl
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22.25
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50 ml urine
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leakproof container
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frozen gel packs
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1-2 days
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Sent to reference lab.
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Total Dissolved Solids-TDS
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9.50
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500 ml water
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leakproof container
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none
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1 day
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Toxins (Other)
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Call Lab.
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Urea
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Ref. Lab Fee
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500 gm feed
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whirlpack or plastic bag
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none
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1 wk
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Sent out to reference lab.
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Vitamin A
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Ref. Lab Fee
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1) 3 ml serum
2) 50 gm liver
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1) plastic tube
2) whirlpack
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1,2) keep frozen
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Sent to reference lab. Call VDL. Can freeze specimens and send overnight with frozen gel packs.
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Vitamin E
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Ref. Lab Fee
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1) 5 ml serum
2) 50 gm liver
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1) plastic tube
2) leakproof container
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1,2) keep frozen
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1,2) 1 wk
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Can freeze specimens and send overnight with frozen gel packs.
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Water chemistry panel (Ammonia, Nitrate, Hardness, pH, Alkalinity, Chlorine, Sulfates)
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20.00
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8 oz water
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clean 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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Zinc-Zn
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14.75
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1) 2 ml serum
2) 50 gm tissue
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1) trace metal tube (royal blue top)
2) leakproof container
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1,2) frozen gel packs
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1) 1 day
2) 2 days
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Avian--Call Lab. Trace metal tubes available from lab. Note: $6.00 extra charge if small volume submitted, 200-500 microliters.
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