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ACTH Stimulation test (0, 2hr), (measures cortisol, not ACTH) |
Immulite(Athens), Advia Centaur-CP (Tifton) |
Clear Serum harvested from a plain red top tube (2 tubes, labeled pre and post stim) - 1 ml each |
Performed daily. Samples must arrive by 11:00 am on Fridays |
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ACTH Stimulation test (0,1 hr), (measures cortisol, not ACTH) |
Immulite(Athens), Advia Centaur-CP (Tifton) |
Clear Serum harvested from a plain red top tube (2 tubes, labeled pre and post stim) - 1 ml each |
Performed daily. Samples must arrive by 11:00 am on Fridays |
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ACTH Stimulation test (0,1,2hr), (measures cortisol, not ACTH) |
Immulite(Athens), Advia Centaur-CP (Tifton) |
Clear Serum harvested from a red top tube, 1ml, clearly indicate time on each sample, shipped on ice |
Performed daily. Samples must arrive by 11:00 am on Fridays |
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ACTH Stimulation test (0,30 min, 1 hr), (measures cortisol, not ACTH) |
Immulite(Athens), Advia Centaur-CP (Tifton) |
Clear Serum harvested from a plain red top tube (3 tubes, labeled pre 30 minutes, and 1 hr) - 1 ml each |
Performed daily. Samples must arrive by 11:00 am on Fridays |
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ALT |
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200 |
0.5mL serum (non-additive tube) |
Daily |
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AST |
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200 |
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml |
Daily |
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Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) |
Stago Compact Max |
Citrated whole blood (<1 hour old), or decanted and frozen citrated plasma |
Daily |
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Adult Bovine Diarrhea PCR Panel |
PCR |
Feces or GI tissue. Please submit at least 2 grams feces in a clean leak-proof container |
Test days: Monday and Thursday
Turnaround time: Received Wed, Thurs.- run Monday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues- run Thurs |
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Adult Canine Diarrhea PCR Panel |
PCR |
Feces, fecal swab, GI tissue.Feces or GI tissue.
Please submit at least 1 gram feces in a clean leak-proof container.
If submitting fecal swab, please submit two. |
Test days: Monday and Thursday
Turnaround time: Received Wed, Thurs.- run Monday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues- run Thurs |
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Adult Equine Diarrhea Panel |
PCR |
Feces or GI tissue. Please submit at least 2 grams feces in a clean leak-proof container |
Test days: Monday and Thursday
Turnaround time: Received Wed, Thurs.- run Monday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues- run Thurs |
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Aerobic & Anaerobic Blood Culture - Paired |
Culture, paired aerobic and anaerobic cultures |
Blood in 2 blood culture bottles: 3 to10 ml per BacTec standard culture bottle; 0.5 to 5ml per BacTec Pediatric bottle |
2-10 days |
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Aerobic & Mycoplasma Milk Culture |
Milk Culture |
Milk (cows, goats and sheep only) |
2-5 days |
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Aerobic Culture - Blood |
Cuture |
Blood in blood culture bottles |
2-10 days |
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Aerobic Culture - Food Animals |
Aerobic Culture |
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in aerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate, Tied off GI segment.
See urine culture for urine specimens |
2-7 days |
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Aerobic Culture - Fresh Tissue |
Aerobic Culture |
Fresh (not fixed) tissue, keep cold and moist |
2-7 business days |
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Aerobic Culture - Routine, Non-Food Animals |
Aerobic culture |
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in aerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate, Tied off GI segment.
See urine culture for urine specimens |
2-7 days |
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Aerobic Culture - Skin |
Aerobic Culture |
Skin swab, fresh tissue |
2-7 business days |
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Aerobic Culture- Ears |
Aerobic Culture |
Ear swab, aspirates, fresh tissue |
2-7 business days |
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Aerobic Culture- Urine |
Aerobic culture |
Preferred sample is urine collected by cystocentesis in a sterile leakproof container and transported on ice.
Also acceptable is mid stream voided urine in sterile container or urine collected on transport swab. |
2-7 business days |
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Albumin |
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200 |
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml |
Daily |
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Alkaline Phosphatase |
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200 |
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml |
Daily |
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American Foulbrood (AFB) PCR |
PCR |
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Test Days: M-F as needed Turnaround Time: 2-3 business days |
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Ammonia |
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200 |
EDTA whole blood less than 60 minutes old. EDTA tube should be completely filled and kept tightly stoppered at all times. Do not separate plasma from the whole blood. Place sample immediately on ice sufficient to keep the blood approximately 4 degrees C. The blood must be received in the Clinical Pathology lab within 60 minutes of collection. |
Daily |
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Anaerobic Blood Culture *(single bottle) |
Culture |
Blood in blood culture bottles |
2-10 days |
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Anaerobic Culture - Food Animals |
Anaerobic Culture |
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in anaerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate. |
2-7 business days |
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Anaerobic Culture - Non-Food Animal |
Anaerobic culture |
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in anaerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate, Tied off GI segment |
2-7 days |
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Anaerobic Culture- Fresh tissue |
Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh (not fixed) tissue. Keep moist and cold. |
2-7 business days |
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Anaerobic Susceptibility Panel |
Etest gradient technology |
Viable anaerobic organism |
Available upon request. Turn around 3 business days |
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Anaplasma / Ehrlichia PCR |
PCR |
EDTA whole blood |
Test days: M-F as needed
Turnaround time: 2-3 business days |
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Anaplasma ELISA |
cELISA |
1ml Serum |
1-3 days |