Udder Health

Notes:  The $10 accession fee will NOT be applied to udder health testing. A $0.50 fee will be charged for each milk sample submitted in a whirl-pac to cover the extra time required for sample handling. All fees are in US $.

Turnaround times may be longer than indicated if additional testing is required.

See the Laboratory for Udder Health home page for more information on submitting for these tests.

Click the name of the test or procedure for detailed information.

Specimen:

2 cups of bedding

Shipping Container:

whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M or T

Turnaround Time:

2-10 bus. days

Specimen:

6 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-4 bus. days

Specimen:

pure culture

Shipping Container:

agar plate or slant

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

1-3 bus. days

Specimen:

6 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-6 bus. days

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-6 bus. days

Comments: Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.

Fee for culture is 6.00. Fees for susceptibility are 13.50 for 1-3 samples, 25.00 for 4-15 samples and 45.00 for 16-75 samples. For more than 75 samples, please contact us for fee information.

Specimen:

3-5 milk samples collected on 3-5 consecutive days at same time of day; minimum of 6 ml milk each sample

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-6 bus. days

Specimen:

3-5 milk samples collected on 3-5 consecutive days at same time of day; minimum of 6 ml milk each sample

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-6 bus. days (bulk tank)
7-14 bus. days (Mycoplasma)

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

7-14 bus. days

Specimen:

Mycoplasma isolate

Shipping Container:

n/a

Coolant:

n/a

Days Tested:

W,Th

Turnaround Time:

2-3 weeks following Mycoplasma milk culture

Specimen:

Minimum of 6 ml milk each sample

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-6 bus. days

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Comments: Freeze immediately. Samples must remain cold, preferably frozen.

Specimen:

Minimum of 6 ml milk each sample

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Specimen:

6 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days (Staphylococcus)
7-14 bus. days (Mycoplasma)

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Specimen:

2 ml milk

Shipping Container:

sterile tube

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days

Specimen:

towel

Shipping Container:

whirl-pac or plastic bag

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M or T

Turnaround Time:

2-9 bus. days

Specimen:

200 ml water

Shipping Container:

sterile container

Coolant:

frozen gel packs

Days Tested:

M-F

Turnaround Time:

2-5 bus. days