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
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
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
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
ALT
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200
0.5mL serum (non-additive tube)
Daily
AST
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml
Daily
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
Stago Compact Max
Citrated whole blood (<1 hour old), or decanted and frozen citrated plasma
Daily
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: Tuesday and Friday
Turnaround time: Received Tue, Wed, Thurs.- run Friday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon- run Tuesday
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: Tuesday and Friday
Turnaround time: Received Tue, Wed, Thurs.- run Friday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon- run Tuesday
Adult Equine Diarrhea Panel
PCR
Feces or GI tissue. Please submit at least 2 grams feces in a clean leak-proof container
Test days: Tuesday and Friday
Turnaround time: Received Tue, Wed, Thurs.- run Friday
Received Fri, Sat, Mon- run Tuesday
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
Aerobic Culture - Blood
Cuture
Blood in blood culture bottles
2-10 days
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
Aerobic Culture - Fresh Tissue
Aerobic Culture
Fresh (not fixed) tissue, keep cold and moist
2-7 business days
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
Aerobic Culture - Skin
Aerobic Culture
Skin swab, fresh tissue
2-7 business days
Aerobic Culture- Ears
Aerobic Culture
Ear swab, aspirates, fresh tissue
2-7 business days
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
Albumin
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml
Daily
Alkaline Phosphatase
Hitachi 912, Advia 1200
Serum (red top tube) - 1ml
Daily
American Foulbrood (AFB) PCR
PCR
Test Days: M-F as needed Turnaround Time: 2-3 business days
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
Anaerobic Blood Culture *(single bottle)
Culture
Blood in blood culture bottles
2-10 days
Anaerobic Culture - Food Animals
Anaerobic Culture
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in anaerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate.
2-7 business days
Anaerobic Culture - Non-Food Animal
Anaerobic culture
Tissue, Body fluids, Swabs in anaerobic transport media, Feces, Exudate, Tied off GI segment
2-7 days
Anaerobic Culture- Fresh tissue
Anaerobic Culture
Fresh (not fixed) tissue. Keep moist and cold.
2-7 business days
Anaerobic Susceptibility Panel
Etest gradient technology
Viable anaerobic organism
Available upon request. Turn around 3 business days
Anaplasma / Ehrlichia PCR
PCR
EDTA whole blood
Test days: M-F as needed
Turnaround time: 2-3 business days
Anaplasma ELISA
cELISA
1ml Serum
1-3 days
Anaplasma marginale PCR
PCR
EDTA whole blood
3 business days