Available Tests by Laboratory Section
Bacteriology and Mycology
- Acid Fast Stain and Interpretation
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) - Serology
- Aerobic Culture and Sensitivity Testing
- Anaerobic Culture
- Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing - Broth microdilution (MIC testing)
- Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing - Histophilus somni
- Autogenous vaccine production
- Bacterial Identification by Gene Sequencing
- Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF
- Blastomyces Antibody in Serum by AGID
- Blood Culture System (Aerobic)
- Blood Culture System (Aerobic/Anaerobic)
- Bovine Mastitis Culture and Sensitivity Testing
- Brucella abortus, Brucella suis, Brucella melitensis
- Brucella canis - Blood Culture
- Brucella canis Screen – Serology
- Brucella ovis
- Canine and Feline Microbiota Dysbiosis Index
- Canine Diarrhea Comprehensive PCR Panel
- Canine Diarrhea Comprehensive PCR Panel + Dx Antigen
- Canine Respiratory Panel - PCR
- Clostridioides difficile enrichment screening
- Clostridioides difficile toxins A & B
- Clostridium botulinum toxin typing (Botulism)
- Clostridium perfringens - enterotoxin ELISA
- Clostridium perfringens (types A, B, C, D, E) – genotyping
- Coccidioides Antibody in Serum by AGID
- Coxiella burnetii - Q-Fever / Coxiellosis
- Cryptococcus Antigen
- Dermatophilosis Screen (Dermatophilus spp.)
- Dermatophyte (Ringworm) Culture and Identification
- Dermatophyte (Ringworm) PCR +/- culture
- Equine Diarrhea Panel - PCR
- Equine Fever of Unknown Origin Panel - PCR
- Equine Respiratory Panel - PCR
- Escherichia coli - toxin typing
- Feline Diarrhea Comprehensive PCR Panel
- Feline Diarrhea Comprehensive PCR Panel + Dx Antigen
- Feline Respiratory Panel - PCR + Virus Isolation
- Filamentous Fungi Culture and Identification
- Fungal Identification by Gene Sequencing
- Fungal Serology Panel (Aspergillus, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Histoplasma & Cryptococcus)
- Gram Stain and Interpretation
- Histoplasma Antibodies in Serum (AGID)
- Lawsonia intracellularis - Equine
- Lawsonia intracellularis - Porcine
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species Screen
- Mycoplasma - PCR
- Mycoplasma bovis - PCR
- Mycoplasma gallisepticum - PCR
- Mycoplasma haemocanis/haematoparvum - Canine - PCR
- Mycoplasma haemofelis/haemominutum/turicensis - Feline - PCR
- Mycoplasma haemolamae - Llama/Alpaca- PCR
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae - PCR
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis - PCR
- Mycoplasma hyosynoviae - PCR
- Mycoplasma iowae - PCR
- Mycoplasma meleagridis- PCR
- Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae - PCR
- Mycoplasma ovis - Ovine/Caprine - PCR
- Mycoplasma species / Ureaplasma species - Culture and Identification
- Mycoplasma suis- Porcine - PCR
- Mycoplasma synoviae - PCR
- Mycoplasma wenyonii- Bovine - PCR
- Mycoplasmas (Haemotropic) / Haemoplasmas - PCR
- Neorickettsia risticii (Potomac Horse Fever) - IFA
- Neorickettsia risticii (Potomac Horse Fever) - PCR
- Pasturella multocida toxin - Porcine - ELISA or PCR
- Salmonella species - Enrichment and Screen
- Salmonella species - Serotyping
- Salmonella species, Dublin, Typhimurium real-time PCR
- Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (Strangles) Screen by Culture
- Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (Strangles), eqbE gene PCR
- Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (Strangles), SeM protein ELISA
- Streptococcus suis - Serotyping
Chemistry
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Albumin
- Albumin: Globulin Ratio (A:G)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Amylase
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Avian/Reptile Biochemistry Panel
- Bile Acids
- Bilirubin, Direct
- Bilirubin, Total
- Blood Gases and Electrolytes (Charlottetown and area clients)
- Calcium - Total
- Canine Total Body Panel
- Chloride
- Cholesterol
- Creatine Kinase (CK)
- Creatinine (Serum, Plasma, Urine)
- Down Cow Panel
- Electrolyte Panel (ISE)
- Feline Total Body Panel
- Fructosamine
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
- Glucose
- IgG Screening Test (Foals/Calves)
- Iron - Serum
- Lactate
- Large Animal Liver Panel
- Large Animal Neonatal Panel
- Large Animal Renal Panel
- Large Animal Surgical Panel
- Large Animal Total Body Panel
- Lipase
- Magnesium (serum)
- Osmolality – Serum and Urine - Freezing Point or Calculated
- Pancreatic Lipase SNAP (Canine and Feline)
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Protein Electrophoresis
- Protein, Total
- Save Sample
- Single Biochemistry Test
- Small Animal Geriatric Panel – Senior Wellness
- Small Animal Liver Panel
- Small Animal Renal Panel
- Small Animal Surgical Panel
- Sodium
- Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH)
- Triglycerides
- Troponin – must be measured within 30 minutes of collection
- Urea
- Uric Acid
- Urinalysis
- Urine Protein/ Urine Creatinine Ratio
- Urine Specific Gravity
Diagnostic Profiles
Digital Imaging
Endocrinology
Hematology
Histopathology
Necropsies
- Post Mortem – Full Necropsy
- Post Mortem – Full Necropsy - Bovine Abortion
- Post Mortem – Full Necropsy - Sheep/Goat Abortion
- Post Mortem – Gross Exam & Histology
- Post Mortem – Gross Exam Only
- Post Mortem – Gross with Bacti/Viro.
- Post Mortem – Large Exotics (Llama, alpaca, buffalo and large zoo Animals)
- Post Mortem – Legal Fee
- Post Mortem – Partial - Bovine/Equine (ex. head or limb)
- Post Mortem – Poultry
- Post Mortem – Small Exotics (Fur bearing animals, rabbits, pet birds, Rodents, lizards, snakes and lab animals)
Parasitology
- Abomasal Content
- Aquatic Parasite Identification
- Baermann Technique
- Egg Count
- Fecal Direct Smear
- Fecal Flotation
- Fecal Flotation and Direct Smear
- Fecal Flotation and Egg Count
- Fecal Flotation and Sedimentation
- Fecal Flotation, Direct Smear and Baermann Technique
- Fecal Occult Blood
- Fish Pepsin Digestion (Myxobolus Cerebralis)
- Giardia (Fecal Flotation and Giardia SNAP Antigen)
- Giardia SNAP Antigen
- Heartworm (Heartworm Antigen and Knotts Technique)
- Heartworm Antigen (canine)
- Knott’s Technique (Microfilaria ID)
- Sedimentation
- Skin Scraping
- SNAP 4Dx Plus - Borrelia (Lyme Disease), Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Dirofilaria
- Specimen Identification
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Toxicology
- Cadmium (tissue)
- Carotenoids (Astaxanthin and Canthaxanthin)
- Copper, serum
- Copper, tissue
- Development Method
- Drug Residues - Florfenicol and Florfenicol Amine (tissue)
- Drug Residues: Emamectin- SLICE - Fish Feed - ISO 17025 Accredited
- Drug Residues: Emamectin- SLICE - Fish Tissue (under development)
- Drug Residues: Florfenicol (feed,tissue) - under development
- Drug Residues: Oxytetracycline (feed, tissue) - ISO 17025 Accredited
- Iron - Tissue
- Lead (Blood)
- Lead (Tissue)
- Selenium, serum
- Selenium, tissue
- Vitamin A & E serum
- Vitamin A serum
- Vitamin E serum
- Vitamin E tissue
- Zinc serum
- Zinc tissue
Virology
- Aleutian Disease Virus (ADV), PCR
- Avian Paramyxovirus Type A (APMV-1)/Newcastle Disease (NDV), RT-rtPCR
- Avian West Nile Virus (WNV) – RT-rtPCR
- Border Disease Virus, FAT
- Border Disease Virus, RT-PCR
- Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV), RT-rtPCR
- Bovine Leukosis (BLV), ELISA
- Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), FAT
- Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), RT-rtPCR
- Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), Titres (SN)
- Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), FAT
- Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), RT-PCR
- Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), Titres (SN)
- Bovine Virus Isolation, VI
- Canine Adenovirus - Infectious Canine Hepatitis (CAV-1), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Coronavirus (CCV), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), FAT
- Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), RT-rtPCR
- Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Herpesvirus (CHV), FAT
- Canine Herpesvirus (CHV),Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Parainfluenza Virus (CPIV), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Parvovirus (CPV), ELISA
- Canine Parvovirus (CPV), FAT
- Canine Parvovirus (CPV), rtPCR
- Canine Parvovirus (CPV), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Vaccine Panel 1 (Canine Parvovirus and Canine Distemper Virus), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Vaccine Panel 2 (Canine Parvovirus, Canine Distemper Virus and Canine Adenovirus-1), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Vaccine Panel 3 (Canine Parvovirus, Canine Distemper Virus and Canine Coronavirus), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Canine Virus Isolation, VI
- Caprine Arthritis & Encephalitis, antibody ELISA
- Chlamydia, PCR (Avian, Feline and Ovine)
- Equine Coronavirus (ECV), RT-rtPCR
- Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), rtPCR
- Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), Titres (SN)
- Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)/Equine Herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4), Titres (SN)
- Equine Herpesvirus-1/Equine Herpesvirus-4 (EHV1/4), rtPCR
- Equine Herpesvirus-2 (EHV-2), Titres (SN)
- Equine Herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4), rtPCR
- Equine Herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4), Titres (SN)
- Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIA), ELISA
- Equine Influenza Virus, Titres (SN)
- Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA), RT-PCR
- Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA), Titres (SN)
- Equine West Nile Virus (WNV) – RT-rtPCR
- Feline Calicivirus (FCV), RT-rtPCR
- Feline Calicivirus (FCV), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Herpes Virus-1 (FHV-1)/Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR), PCR
- Feline Herpes Virus-1 (FHV-1)/Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)/ Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV), ELISA (Combo)
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), FAT
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), IFAT
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), RT-PCR
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPL), ELISA
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPL), FAT
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPL), rtPCR
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPL), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Vaccine Panel 1 (Feline Herpesvirus-1, Feline Panleukopenia), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Vaccine Panel 2 (Feline Herpesvirus, Feline Panleukopenia, Feline Calicivirus), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Vaccine Panel 3 (Feline Panleukopenia, Feline Calicivirus), Vaccine Titres (SN)
- Feline Virus Isolation, VI
- Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), FAT
- Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1), rtPCR
- Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Bovine Herpevirus-1 (BHV-1), Titres (SN)
- Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV), RT-PCR
- Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), RT-PCR
- Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT), PCR
- Influenza A Matrix, RT-rtPCR (Multiple species)
- Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF)/Ovine Herpesvirus (OHV), PCR
- Mink Enteritis Virus (MEV), ELISA
- Mink Enteritis Virus (MEV), FAT
- Mink Enteritis Virus (MEV), rtPCR
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, ELISA
- Ovine Herpes Virus-2 (OHV-2) - Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), PCR
- Parainfluenza (PI3), RT-rtPCR
- Parainfluenza (PI3), Titres (SN)
- Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2), FAT
- Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2), rtPCR
- Porcine Circovirus Type 2 & 3 (PCV2/PCV3), rtPCR
- Porcine Circovirus Type 3 (PCV3), rtPCR
- Porcine Delta Coronavirus (PDCoV), RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Epidemic Viral Diarrhea (PEDV), RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Parvovirus (PPV), PCR
- Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) - For Artificial Insemination, RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), ELISA
- Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), FAT
- Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Rotavirus A/C, RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Rotavirus B, RT-rtPCR
- Porcine Virus Isolation, VI
- Rotavirus (subgroup A), RT-rtPCR
- Sequencing
- Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV), RT-rtPCR
Referred
- 2M Antibody (Masticatory Muscle Myositis)
- Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody (Myasthenia Gravis)
- ACTH and Insulin- Canine, Equine
- ACTH Baseline (Endogenous)
- ACTH, Leptin, Insulin
- Adrenal Panel, Canine/Feline (Cortisol, Estradiol, Androstenedione, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, Progesterone, Aldosterone)
- Adrenal Panel, Ferret (Estradiol, Androstenedione, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone)
- Adrenal Panel, Neutered Rabbits (Cortisol, Androstenedione, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, Progesterone, Testosterone)
- Aldosterone - Baseline and Pre & Post ACTH Stimulation
- Alkaline Phosphatase - Steroid induced only
- Allergy Screens - Canine/Feline Regional – 40 Allergens
- Allergy Screens - Equine – 72 Allergens
- Amikacin
- Amino Acid
- Ammonia (available to AVC VTH only) Pre-arrange submission with the Lab
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum (IFA)
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum (PCR)
- Anti-factor XA
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) – Bovine
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) – Equine
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) and Progesterone – Canine/Feline (Ovarian Remnant Syndrome)
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)– Canine/Feline
- Anticoagulant/Rodenticide Screen
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
- Antithrombin III
- Arsenic
- Avitrol, avian
- B12/ Folate
- B12/ Folate/ PLI
- B12/ Folate/ TLI
- B12/ Folate/ TLI / PLI
- Babesia canis - PCR
- Babesia canis - Serology (IFA)
- Babesia canis and Babesia gibsoni – IFA
- Babesia gibsoni IFA & Blood Smear Exam - Export
- Bartonella henselae/vinsonii/koehlerae Serology IFA - Canine/Feline
- Bartonella spp. PCR - henselae/vinsonii/koehlerae/qintana/clarridgaiae/rochalimae
- Bartonella vinsonii - Feline Western Blot
- Bence-Jones Protein
- BRAF, BRAF-Plus
- Breed Identification
- C-Reactive Protein – Canine
- Calcitriol (1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D 3))
- Calcium – Ionized (non-local clients)
- Calculus
- Cardio Pet pro-BNP (Canine/Feline)
- Carnitine
- Caseous Lymphadenitis Screen (SHI)
- Coagulation – Hemophilia panel (aPTT, PT,TCT, Factor VIII:C, Factor IX:C, vWF:ag)
- Cobalamin (B12) -Equine
- Coombs–Direct Feline/Equine
- Cyclosporine
- D-Dimer Quantitative
- Degenerative Myelopathy
- Dilantin
- DNA Sexing, avian
- Ehrlichia canis - IFA
- Ehrlichia canis - PCR
- Encephalitozoon cunniculi - IFA
- Encephalitozoon cunniculi - PCR
- Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin (PMSG)
- Equine Cryptorchid Panel – Testosterone & Estrone Sulfate
- Equine Metabolic Syndrome Diagnostic Plan
- Equine Pasture Pregnancy Panel
- Equine Piroplasmosis
- Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
- Erythropoietin
- Estradiol
- Estrone Sulfate (Quantitative)
- Factor Assay –Small Animal
- Fanconi Screen
- FAVN – Rabies serology for Export
- FAVN – Rabies serology for Export - Report Couriered to Client from Kanas State
- FAVN – Rabies Serology for Export - STAT Service
- FAVN – Re-issue of paperwork due to client error
- Ferritin, Iron and TIBC - Canine, Feline and Equine
- Fibrinogen - Quantitative
- Flow Cytometry
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
- Free T4 by Equilibrium Dialysis - Canine, Feline and Equine
- Freemartin
- Gastrin
- Gastrointestinal Panel - TLI/ PLI/ B12/ Folate
- Genetic Testing
- Gentamicin
- Granulosa Cell Tumor – Equine AMH, Inhibin and Testosterone
- Granulosa Cell Tumor – Equine Inhibin, Testosterone and Progesterone
- Haptoglobin
- Heartworm Antibody - Feline
- Hemophilia panel
- HYPP Testing
- Ibuprofen
- Immunoglobulin – Quantitative
- Immunology
- Immunoperoxidase (IHC)
- Inhibin – Granulosa Cell Tumor
- Insulin and Leptin – Equine only
- Insulin Autoantibodies
- Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)
- Insulin: Glucose Ratio
- Ionized Calcium
- KBr - Potassium Bromide
- Keppra – Levetiracetam
- Leishmania – PCR
- Leishmania IFA & ELISA - Canine
- Leptin – Equine only
- Leptospira - Large Animal Screen (6 Serotypes)
- Leptospira - Small Animal Screen (MAT 6 Serotypes)
- Leptospira canicola - Canine
- Leptospira Panel – PCR
- Leptospira Panels – Serology (MAT)
- Luteinizing Hormone - Canine, Feline and Equine
- Lyme Disease IFA (Borrelia burgdorferi) - Most species
- Lyme Disease Multiplex (Borrelia burgdorferi) - Canine/Equine
- Lyme Disease Quant C6 (Borrelia burgdorferi) - Canine
- Mast Cell Tumor Panels
- MDR-1 (Multi-Drug Sensitivity )
- Mercury (Blood, Tissue)
- Metabolic Screening – PennGenn
- Metabolic Syndrome Diagnostic Plan (ACTH, Insulin, Leptin, Glucose and T4) - Equine
- MiraVista- Fungal Antigens
- Monensin (Monensin, Narasin, Salinomycin)
- Muscle and Nerve Profile
- Muscle Profile
- Mycotoxin (aflatoxin, deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisin, ochratoxin, T2/HT2, zearalenone)
- Neonatal Isoerythrolysis (NI)
- Neospora caninum
- Nerve Profile
- Non-Esterified Fatty Acid
- Orthopedic Foundation Association (OFA) Register Thyroid Function
- Parathyroid Hormone and Ionized Calcium
- Parathyroid Profile – (PTH, ionized Calcium and PTH related protein)
- Parentage Tests - Canine
- PARR – Lymphoma
- Platelet Function
- PLI
- PLI/B12/Folate
- PLI/TLI
- PMSG (Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin)
- Pre-Purchased Drug Testing - Equine
- Procainamide
- Protein C
- PSSM – Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
- Rabies Titre – Diagnostic (RFFIT)
- Relaxin (Canine/Feline)
- Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
- Rickettsia (IFA & PCR)
- Rodenticide/Anti-coagulant Screen
- Sarcocystis neurona (EPM)
- Scott's Syndrome - Platelet Hereditary Disease
- SDMA – Symmetric dimethylarginine
- Serum Amyloid A
- Stone Analysis
- T3
- Taurine
- Testosterone
- Theophylline
- Thrombin Clotting Time (TCT)
- Thyroid Diagnostic Profile – Canine
- Thyroid Diagnostic Profile – Feline
- TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity)
- Tick (Vector) Borne Comprehensive – Serology and PCR (Canine/Feline)
- Tick Borne Disease - PCR
- Tick Panel (Serology) – IFA
- TLI (Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity)
- Toxoplasmosis Serology –(IgG/IgM)
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
- Tritrichomonas foetus – Bovine, Feline
- Troponin – for samples outside the 30 minute testing protocol
- Urolith
- Vector Borne Disease Profile – IFA/SNAP4
- Vitamin B1-Thiamine
- Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)/Folate
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Profile
- von Willebrand Factor (vWF:Ag)
- von Willibrand Disease – Genetics testing
- Zonisamide