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Effective July 1, 2008
Note: The $8.25 accession fee will NOT be applied to mastitis testing.
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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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Bedding Cultures
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20.25
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2 cups of bedding
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whirl- pac or plastic bag
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frozen gel packs
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M or T
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2-7 days
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Refrigerate or freeze.
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Colostrum Culture (Total Bacteria and Coliform Count)
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12.75
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6 ml milk |
sterile tube |
frozen gel packs |
M-F |
48 hrs |
Freeze immediately. Ship in insulated box. |
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Isolate Identification
(Milk related)
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15.75
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pure culture
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agar plate or slant
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Prevent agar from freezing.
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Laboratory Pasteurization Test
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19.00
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6 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately.
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Mastitis Milk Culture and Susceptibility on selected isolates
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3.75
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Milk Bulk Tank Culture
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25.25
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3-5 milk samples collected on 3-5 consecutive days at same time; minimum of 6 ml milk each sample
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-Th
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Milk Bulk Tank Culture and Mycoplasma Culture
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30.00
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3-5 milk samples collected on 3-5 consecutive days at same time; minimum of 6 ml milk each sample
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-Th
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Mycoplasma-Milk Culture
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4.75
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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7-10 days
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Pre-incubation-PI
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6.50 each
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Minimum of 6 ml milk each sample
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Salmonella culture (Milk Related)
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16.00
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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2-7 days
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Standard Plate Count-SPC
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6.50 each
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Minimum of 6 ml milk each sample
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.
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Staphylococcus Culture only
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2.25
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately.
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Staphylococcus and Streptococcus
Culture only
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3.00
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately.
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Streptococcus
Culture only
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2.25
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2 ml milk
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sterile tube
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Freeze immediately.
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Towel Culture
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14.50
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towel
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whirl- pac or plastic bag
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frozen gel packs
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M or T
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2-7 days
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Refrigerate or freeze.
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Water or disinfectant Culture, milk related (includes counts on total Gram negative, Gram negative non-fermenters, Pseudomonas, and coliforms)
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18.50
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200 ml water
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sterile container
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frozen gel packs
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M-F
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36-48 hrs
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Keep chilled.
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*An additional fee of $0.50 will be charged for each milk sample submitted in a whirl- pac because of extra time required for sample handling.
** Turn-around time may be longer if additional testing is required.
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