Toxicology
Effective January 1, 2013
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Note: A $10 accession fee will be applied to all tests. All fees are in US $. | | Click the name of the test or procedure for detailed information. Please note the five-digit test code associated with most toxicology tests and indicate this number on the submission form when requesting the test. | - 25-OH-Vitamin D3, Kidney
- Anions
- Anticoagulants, Blood
(Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Chlorophacinone, Coumachlor, Coumafuryl, Difethialone, Diphacinone, Pindone, Valone, Warfarin) - Anticoagulants, Tissue/Bait
(Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Chlorophacinone, Coumachlor, Coumafuryl, Difethialone, Diphacinone, Pindone, Valone, Warfarin) - Avitrol/Starlicide
- Bromide
- Cholinesterase, Blood
- Cholinesterase, Tissue/Retina
- Convulsants
- Cyanide
- Dicoumarol
- DBS Chlorinated Compounds
- Ethylene Glycol
- Fat, Bone Marrow
- GCMS General Organic Compounds Screen
- GCMS, Quantification
- Glomerular Filtration Rate/Iohexol Clearance
- Ionophores, Qualitative
- Ionophores Quantification
- Lead, Blood
- Melamine and Related Compounds
- Mercury
- Methylxanthines
- Mycotoxins
(Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2, Zearalenone, Vomitoxin, by request - diacetoxyscipenol and T2) - Mycotoxins Quantification
- Nitrates
- Nitrates Quantification
- Pesticides, Chlorinated
- pH Determination
- Phosphine
- Pindone/Valone
- Plant Identification
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- Strychnine
- Toxic Elements - Biopsy
(Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements - Feed/Other
(Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements - Fluid
(Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements - Premix
(Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements - Soil/Sludge
(Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements - Tissue
(Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium and Zinc) - Toxic Elements in Whole Blood
(Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium and Thallium) - Toxic Elements in Whole Blood - Dried Blood Spots (DBS)
(Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium and Thallium) - Toxic Elements in Whole Blood - Extended
(Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium, Thallium and Vanadium) | 25-OH-Vitamin D3, Kidney | Test Code: 70033 | | Fee: 55.00 | Specimen: 1/2 kidney | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M, F | Turnaround Time:
8-12 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Anions | Test Code: 70014 | | Fee: 50.00 | Specimen: - Feed
- Water
- Other
| Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
8-10 bus. days | | Comments: For submission of "other", please contact the lab. | Top of Page | Anticoagulants, Blood (Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Chlorophacinone, Coumachlor, Coumafuryl, Difethialone, Diphacinone, Warfarin) | Test Code: 70066 | | Fee: 88.00 | Specimen: 5 ml whole blood | Shipping Container: purple top (EDTA) tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
As needed | Turnaround Time:
9-11 bus. days | | Comments: Dicoumarol (70009) will be added to this test for an additional charge if warranted, generally for grass eating species. Pindone, Valone (70219) can be added to this test by special request - additional charges apply. | Top of Page | Anticoagulants, Tissue/Bait (Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Chlorophacinone, Coumachlor, Coumafuryl, Coumatetralyl, Difenacoum, Difethialone, Diphacinone, Warfarin) | Test Code: 70015 | | Fee: 98.00 | Specimen: 2 gm liver, bait, or ascites fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
T | Turnaround Time:
9-15 bus. days | | Comments: Dicoumarol (70009) will be added to this test for an additional charge if warranted, generally for grass eating species. Pindone, Valone (70219) can be added to this test by special request - additional charges apply. | Top of Page | Avitrol/Starlicide | Test Code: 70061 | | Fee: 85.00 | Specimen: 10 gm bait or stomach contents, ascites fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Includes Starlicide. | Top of Page | Bromide | Test Code: 70001 | | Fee: 37.00 | Specimen: 0.5 ml serum | Shipping Container: plastic tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: Testing can also be performed on medication to determine concentration. | Top of Page | Cholinesterase, Blood | Test Code: 70067 | | Fee: 30.00 | Specimen: 3 ml whole blood | Shipping Container: purple top (EDTA) tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: If carbamate exposure is suspected, send overnight and call ahead to the lab so the test is done upon receipt. | Top of Page | Cholinesterase, Tissue/Retina | Test Code: 70018 | | Fee: 35.00 | Specimen: - Brain or eye (retina)
- RF milk
| Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
8-10 bus. days | | Comments: Split brain into two equal halves sagitally. Retina, can send whole eye. | Top of Page | Convulsants | Test Code: 70021 | | Fee: 75.00 | Specimen: 15 gm bait, environmental sample or stomach contents, ascites fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
8-10 bus. days | | Comments: Sample must be kept frozen. Overnight or 2-day shipping is recommended. | Top of Page | Cyanide | Test Code: 70022 | | Fee: 40.00 | Specimen: 1) 3 ml whole blood
2) 5 gm stomach contents, liver, muscle or bait | Shipping Container: 1) purple top (EDTA) tube
2) leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
Varies | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: 2) Sample must be frozen immediately and kept frozen. | Top of Page
| Dicoumarol | Test Code: 70009 | Fee: 14.00 - Blood 13.20 - Feed/Bait | Specimen: 1) 5 ml whole blood 2) 2 gm liver, bait or ascites fluid | Shipping Container: 1) Purple top (EDTA) tube 2) Leakproof container | Coolant: Frozen gel packs | Days Tested: As needed | Turnaround Time: 9-15 bus. days | | Comments: This is only tested with Anticoagulants (70066 or 70015) |
Top of Page | DBS Chlorinated Compounds (Lindane, DDT, DDE, PCBs) | Test Code: 70203 | Fee: 110.00 (11-25 samples 80.00 each, 26+ samples 60.00 each) | Specimen: 1 dried blood spot (50 ul) | Shipping Container: filter paper | Coolant: None | Days Tested:
as needed | Turnaround Time:
8-10 bus. days | Comments: The panel consists of: 1) Lindane (insecticide) - gamma-BHC or gamma benzene hexachloride
2) 4,4’-DDT - the major structural isomer of the insecticide DDT, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
3) 4,4’-DDE - Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, environmentally persistent breakdown product and metabolite of DDT
4) PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls, focusing on the common representative congener PCB-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-Hexachlorobiphenyl)
| Top of Page | Ethylene Glycol | Test Code: 70023 | | Fee: 53.00 | Specimen: 1) 2 ml serum
2) 5 gm kidney
3) stomach contents or bait 4) ascites fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
Varies | Turnaround Time:
7-9 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Fat, Bone Marrow | Test Code: 70024 | Fee: 50.00
| Specimen: 2 gm bone marrow | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: Refrigerate and ship overnight. Recommended for diagnosis of malnutrition/starvation. Prefer to perform on animals dead for less than 48 hours. Bone of choice is the femur. Processing charge of 50% of test cost will be incurred if no bone marrow is found. If possible, please split the bone before shipping to confirm. | Top of Page | GCMS General Organic Compounds Screen | Test Code: 70006 | | Fee: 140.00 | Specimen: 1) 20 gm tissue, feed or bait
2) 1 L water
3) 10 ml urine
4) 2 ml serum or blood
5) 20 ml milk
6) 2 gm fat | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
12-19 bus. days | | Comments: Freeze samples after collection. Use only clean, unused containers. Avoid cross contamination among samples. | Top of Page | GCMS, Quantification | Test Code: 70055 | | Fee: 140.00 | Specimen: 1) 20 gm tissue, feed or bait
2) 1 L water
3) 10 ml urine
4) 2 ml serum or blood
5) 20 ml milk
6) 2 gm fat 7) ascites fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
Varies | | Comments: Freeze samples after collection. Use only clean, unused containers. Avoid cross contamination among samples. | Top of Page | Glomerular Filtration Rate/Iohexol Clearance | Test Code: 70029 | | Fee: 95.00 | Specimen: 1 ml serum | Shipping Container: Leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
T, Th | Turnaround Time:
9-11 bus. days | | Comments: Be sure tube ID's and times of draw are clearly indicated. | Top of Page | Ionophores, Qualitative | Test Code: 70032 | | Fee: 70.00 | Specimen: 1) 10 gm feed or stomach contents
2) 1 ml serum | Shipping Container: Leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
As needed | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Automatically run Ionophores Quantification if any positive results. | Top of Page | Ionophores Quantification | Test Code: 70031 | | Fee: 45.00 | Specimen: 1) 10 gm feed or stomach contents
2) 1 ml serum | Shipping Container: Leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
12-15 bus. days | | Comments: This test is automatically performed on any positive qualitative ionophore screen. Turnaround time commences after qualitative ionophore screen is completed. | Top of Page Top of Page | Melamine and Related Compounds | Test Code: 70068 | | Fee: 205.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 kg/2 lbs feed
2) 5 ml urine
3) 10 gm kidney | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: 2,3) frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
Varies | Turnaround Time:
12-15 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page Top of Page | Methylxanthines | Test Code: 70062 | | Fee: 65.00 | Specimen: 1) 2 ml serum or plasma
2) 10 gm stomach contents
3) 20 gm environmental sample
4) urine | Shipping Container: 1) plastic tube
2,3,4) leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2, Zearalenone, Vomitoxin) | Test Code: 70037 | | Fee: 75.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 kg/2.2 lbs feed
2) 10 gm stomach content | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: Frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
12-15 bus. days | | Comments: Diacetoxyscipenol (DAS) and T2 by request. Each positive mycotoxin will result in mycotoxin quantification testing for an additional charge per compound. Refer to Mycotoxin Quantification (70036). | Top of Page Mycotoxins Quantification (Aflatoxins, B1, B2, G1 and G2, Zearaleone, Vomitoxin)
| Test Code: 70036 | | Fee: 45.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 kg/2.2 lbs feed
2) 10 gm stomach content | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: Frozen gel packs | Days Tested: Varies | Turnaround Time: 9-12 bus. days | | Comments: Performed after positive mycotoxin screen. Each positive mycotoxin will result in mycotoxin quantification testing for an additional charge per compound. Diacetoxyscipenol (DAS) and T2 by request. | Top of Page | Nitrates | Test Code: 70039 | | Fee: 18.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 ml serum
2) 1 lb feed
3) 1 ml eye fluid | Shipping Container: 1) plastic tube
2,3) leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: If positive, a quantitative assay will be automatically ordered for an additional charge. See Nitrates Quantification. Additional information. | Top of Page | Nitrates Quantification | Test Code: 70038 | | Fee: 20.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 ml serum
2) 1 lb feed
3) 1 ml eye fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
8-10 bus. days | | Comments: Performed after positive Nitrates qualitative test. Additional information. | Top of Page | Pesticides, Chlorinated | Test Code: 70020 | | Fee: 130.00 | Specimen: 1) 3-4 ml serum, blood or plasma
2) 10 gm tissue (fat, liver or brain)
3) 50 gm feed | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
17-20 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | pH Determination | Test Code: 70042 | | Fee: 8.00 | Specimen: 10 gm stomach contents | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: Refrigerate and ship overnight, as pH changes with time. | Top of Page | Phosphine | Test Code: 70063 | | Fee: 55.00 | Specimen: 10 gm stomach contents, rumen contents, crop contents or bait | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
As needed | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Freeze immediately and keep frozen. Ship overnight. | Top of Page
| Pindone/Valone | Test Code: 70209 | Fee: 32.00 - blood 60.00 - feed/bait | Specimen: 1) 5 ml whole blood 2) 2 gm liver, bait, ascited fluid | Shipping Container: 1) purple top (EDTA) tube 2) leakproof container | Coolant: Frozen gel packs | Days Tested: As needed | Turnaround Time: 9-15 bus. days | | Comments: This is only tested with Anticoagulants (70066 or 70015). |
Top of Page | Plant Identification | | Fee: 60.00 | Specimen: plant or mushroom | Shipping Container: waxed paper bag | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
varies | Turnaround Time:
5-10 bus. days | | Comments: Collect sample with as many representative intact parts as possible. Please provide image on CD or include photo, if possible. | Top of Page | Polychlorinated Biphenyls | Test Code: 70045 | | Fee: 130.00 | Specimen: 1) 3-4 ml serum, blood or plasma
2) 10 gm fat
3) 50 gm feed 4) 10 gm tissue | Shipping Container: 1) plastic tube
2,3,4) leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
17-20 bus. days | | Comments: Keep specimen frozen, ship overnight | Top of Page | Strychnine | Test Code: 70052 | | Fee: 35.00 | Specimen: 1) 10 gm stomach contents
2) 10 ml urine
3) 10 gm tissue | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
7-8 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Biopsy (Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70017 | Fee: 34.00 | Specimen: 100 mg biopsy | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Only the following elements are reported if the biopsy has been exposed to formalin or saline: Calcium, Copper, Iron and Zinc. Please note on submission form if the biopsy is fixed or has been compromised in any way. | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Feed/Other (Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70027 | | Fee: 42.00 | Specimen: 1 kg (2.2 lbs) feed | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Must be a representative feed sample. If sample is mineral mix, use Toxic Elements - Premix (70046). | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Fluid (Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70025 | | Fee: 32.00 | Specimen: 5 ml urine or eye fluid | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Premix (Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70046 | | Fee: 50.00 | Specimen: 1 lb (500 gm) feed | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: For concentrated mineral mixes only. | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Soil/Sludge (Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfur, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70051 | | Fee: 50.00 | Specimen: 50 gm soil | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Toxic Elements - Tissue (Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Thallium and Zinc) | Test Code: 70004 | | Fee: 34.00 | Specimen: 3 gm tissue | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-12 bus. days | | Comments: Clearly identify tissue on container. | Top of Page | Toxic Elements in Whole Blood (Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium and Thallium) | Test Code: 70200 | | Fee: 60.00 | Specimen: 0.5 ml whole blood | Shipping Container: purple top (EDTA) tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page | Toxic Elements in Whole Blood - Dried Blood Spots (Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium and Thallium) | Test Code: 70200 | Fee: 80.00
(11-25 samples 50.00 each, 26+ samples 40.00 each) | Specimen: 50 ul blood spot | Shipping Container: filter paper | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
As needed | Turnaround Time:
7 bus. days | | Comments: Ship using dried blood spot kit (99604) $16.00. | Top of Page | Toxic Elements in Whole Blood - Extended (Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium, Thallium and Vanadium) | Test Code: 70201 | | Fee: 93.00 | Specimen: 0.5 ml whole blood | Shipping Container: purple top (EDTA) tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-7 bus. days | | Comments: | Top of Page
Note on days tested and turnaround times: Samples must be received at least 1 business day before the scheduled testing day. New client accounts can take up to 2-3 business days to establish before testing can begin. Samples may not always be tested on the first scheduled day after they arrive, but testing will usually be completed within the posted turnaround time. If rush testing is desired, please contact us.
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