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Animal Health Centre
Alphabetical Listing of Tests

(Updated: Sept, 2008)

Here's a list of tests available and prices. Click on highlighted test names to see a description of the test, scheduling, and volume discount information if applicable.

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Charges for out of province submissions will be 150% of all quoted charges plus GST.

Test you require not listed? Contact the Animal Health Centre.

For abbreviations (eg. AT = Amplification Technologies) see Abbreviations

$25.00MDS
TEST PRICE LAB
Avian Adenovirus Group 3 (EDS) HI $7.00 SER
Acid-fast stain (Mycobaterium spp.) $5.00 BACT
Acids & Alkalis $15.00 CHEM
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae - AT $25.00 MDS
Adenovirus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Aerobic Bacteria culture and sensitivity - Companion animals $45.00 BACT
Aerobic Bacteria culture and sensitivity - Food/production animals $30.00 BACT
Aeromonas salmonicida PCR $25.00 MDS
Aleutian Disease $25.00 MDS
Alkaloids (Strychnine, Nicotine ) $25.00 CHEM
Amprolium $20.00 CHEM
Anaerobic Bacteria culture - Companion animals $45.00 BACT
Anaerobic Bacteria culture - Food/production animals $30.00 BACT
Anaplasma marginale $25.00 MDS
Antibiotic susceptibility (see Aerobic culture)   BACT
Arthrobacter davidanieli $25.00 MDS
Avian Adenovirus Serology* AGID $3.25 SER
Avian Beak & Feather Virus - EM $45.00 VIRO
Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) ELISA $3.25 SER
Avian Enteric Viruses -EM $35.00 VIRO
Avian Hemorrhagic Enteritis virus $25.00 MDS
Avian Herpes Virus (other) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Infectious Bronchitis virus $25.00 MDS
Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis virus $25.00 MDS
Avian Influenza (AI) Virus - AT $25.00 MDS
Avian Influenza (AI) Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Influenza (AI) Virus Serology-AGID $7.00 SER
Avian Influenza (AI) Virus Serology - ELISA or AGID* $3.25 SER
Avian Leucosis Virus Serology* $3.25 SER
Avian Paramyxovirus (PMV) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Paramyxovirus (PMV) 2 or 3 Serology* $7.00 SER
Avian Pneumovirus $25.00 MDS
Avian Polyoma virus $25.00 MDS
Avian Pox Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Reovirus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Avian Reovirus (REO) Serology* - ELISA $3.25 SER
Avian tuberculosis: see Mycobacterium - AT* $25.00 MDS
Avian Yucaipa Virus (PMV2) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Barbiturates $20.00 CHEM
Bartonella henselae $25.00 MDS
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis $25.00 MDS
Beta Carotene (see Vitamin Package) $20.00 CHEM
Beta Hydroxybutyrate $7.00 CHEM
Blue Tongue virus $25.00 MDS
Boid Snake Retrovirus $25.00 MDS
Bonamia ostreae $25.00 MDS
Bordetella avium Serology* - ELISA $3.25 SER
Bovine Adenovirus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Chlamydia - AT* $25.00 VIRO
Bovine Coronavirus $25.00 MDS
Bovine Enteric Viruses (Rota/Corona/Astro/others) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Herpesvirus 2 $25.00 MDS
Bovine Herpesvirus 4 $25.00 MDS
Bovine Herpes Mamm. Virus - EM $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Leucosis Virus (BLV) Serology $10.00/7.00 SER
Bovine Papillomavirus $25.00 MDS
Bovine Papovavirus (Stomatitis) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Serology $6.00 VIRO
Bovine Parvovirus - EM $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Parvovirus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Bovine Respiratory Coronavirus - EM $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Bovine Rotavirus $25.00 MDS
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Antigen Capture ELISA Test $12.00 SER
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) - AT* - Type I & II Differentiation $25.00 MDS
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Isolation - Buffy Coat $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Isolation - Tissues $35.00 VIRO
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Serology- ELISA $3.75 SER
Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Serology - SN $6.00 VIRO
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae $25.00 MDS
Brachyspira pilosicoli $25.00 MDS
Brachyspira spp. $25.00 MDS
Brucellosis Serology - BPAT $5.00/3.75 SER
Cadmium (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Calcium (serum) (see Metabolic Package or Minerals Package, Serum)   CHEM
Calcium (tissues) (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Calcium/phosphorus/magnesium (Metabolic Package) $15.00 CHEM
Canine Adenovirus Type 1&2 $25.00 MDS
Canine Coronavirus - EM $45.00 VIRO
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) - IHS $35.00 VIRO
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Canine Herpes Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Canine Influenza virus $25.00 MDS
Canine Parainfluenza Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Canine Parvovirus - EM $45.00 VIRO
Canine Respiratory Adenovirus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) C-ELISA* $15/7.00 SER
Caprine Herpesvirus 2 $25.00 MDS
Carbamate Pesticides (see Pesticides) $15.00 CHEM
Ceratomyxa shasta $25.00 MDS
Chick Anemia Virus Serology - ELISA $3.25 SER
Chlamydophila abortus $25.00 MDS
Chlamydia psittaci AT* $25.00 VIRO
Chloride (serum) $15.00 CHEM
Cholinesterase activity $15.00 CHEM
Clostridium difficile Toxin A & B Detection * $15.00 SER
Clostridium genotyping (toxin) $25.00 MDS
Clostridium hemolyticum $25.00 MDS
Clostridium perfringens $25.00 MDS
Clostridium piliforme $25.00 MDS
Contagious Ecthyma (ORF) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Copper (serum) (see also Minerals Package, Serum) $15.00 CHEM
Copper (tissues or feed) (see also Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Coxiella burnetii $25.00 MDS
Coxiella burnetti Phase I and II, IFA test $15.00/12.00 SER
Cryptococcus neoformans $25.00 MDS
Cryptosporidium spp. $25.00 MDS
Cyanide $20.00 CHEM
Cyanogenic glucosides (chokecherry, arrow grass, etc.) $10.00 CHEM
Dichelobacter nodosus (Sheep Footrot) - AT* $25.00 MDS
DNA Sequencing-Bacterial strain $25.00 BACT
DNA Sequencing-Fungal strain $25.00 BACT
Dolphin Distemper virus $25.00 MDS
Duck Viral Enteritis (DVE) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Duck Viral Hepatitis (DVH) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Ehrlichia phagocytophila $25.00 MDS
Ehrlichia risticii $25.00 MDS
Encephalomyocarditis Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Encephalomyocarditis Virus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Enzootic Abortion (Chlamydia) Antigen Detection $25.00 VIRO
Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis $25.00 MDS
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease $25.00 MDS
Equine Adenovirus (Resp. Disease) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Equine Herpes Virus 1 & 4 - AT* $25.00 MDS
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) Serology $8.50 SER
Equine Influenza Virus - AT* $25.00 MDS
Equine Influenza Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Equine Influenza Virus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Equine Rhinovirus 1 $25.00 MDS
Equine Rotavirus - EM $45.00 VIRO
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) AT - Tissues & Semen* $45.00 MDS
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) Isolation - Tissues & Semen $25.00 VIRO
Equine Viral Arteritis Serology $6.00 VIRO
Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (Herpes) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (Herpes) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Ergot $25.00 CHEM
Erisipelothrix rhusiopathiae $25.00 MDS
Escherichia coli genotyping $25.00 MDS
Fat in Bone Marrow $10.00 CHEM
Feline Calicivirus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Feline Coronavirus $25.00 MDS
Feline Chlamydia Antigen Detection $45.00 VIRO
Feline Herpesvirus $25.00 MDS
Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Feline Panleukopenia (Parvo) Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Flavobacterium columnare $25.00 MDS
Flexibacter maritimus $25.00 MDS
Fluff sample full bacteriological analysis + $25.00 SER
Fluff sample - Salmonella analysis only + $15.00 SER
Fluoride $20.00 CHEM
Folate (see vitamin B12) $20.00 CHEM
Forwarding sera for outside testing plus courier $10.00 SER
Fowl Cholera (Pm) Serology* - ELISA $3.25 SER
Fowl Pox Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Francisella tularensis $25.00 MDS
Frog Iridovirus $25.00 MDS
Fungus-Universal $25.00 MDS
Haemophilus parasuis $25.00 MDS
Heavy Metals (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium - see individual elements   CHEM
Helicobacter bilus $25.00 MDS
Helicobacter hepaticus $25.00 MDS
Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus (HEV) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Hemagglutination Encephalomyelitis (HEV) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Hemorraghic Enteritis Virus (HE) Detection - AGID/EM $35.00 VIRO
Hemorraghic Enteritis Virus (HE) ELISA $3.25 SER
Herpesvirus-Universal $25.00 MDS
Immunoglobulin - Bovine IgG, IgM $6.00 VIRO
Immunoglobulin - Equine IgG, IgM $6.00 VIRO
Immunoglobulin - Ovine IgG $6.00 VIRO
Inclusion Body Hepatitis (Adenovirus) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) - PCR $25.00 MDS
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) Serology - ELISA* herd check only (20 or more sera) $3.75 SER
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) Serology - SN $6.00 VIRO
Infectious Bronchitis (IB) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IB) ELISA $3.25 SER
Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) ELISA $3.25 SER
Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Bursal Disease - Ratites (AGID) $7.00 SER
Infectious Canine Hepatitis (ICH) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Infectious Canine Hepatitis (ICH) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHN) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHN) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) Culture $35.00 VIRO
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) Serology* $3.25 SER
Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus $25.00 MDS
Infectious Salmon Anemia virus $25.00 MDS
Influenza Virus Universal-Matrix $25.00 MDS
Influenza Virus Universal-NS1 $25.00 MDS
Iodine (see also Minerals Package, Serum) $20.00 CHEM
Ionophores (e.g. monensin, narasin, and salinomycin)(Quantitative, HPLC) $50.00
(first sample)
$20.00
(subsequent samples)
CHEM
Ionophores (e.g. maduramycin, monensin, narasin, salinomycin, semduramicin)(Qualitative, TLC) $20.00CHEM
Iridovirus-Universal $25.00 MDS
Iron (serum) $15.00 CHEM
Iron (tissues) (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Israeli Acute Paralysis $25.00 MDS
Johne's Disease - see Mycobacterium   SER
Kashmir Bee Virus $25.00 MDS
Koi Herpes virus $25.00 MDS
Kudoa thyrsites $25.00 MDS
Lasalocid - under review (please call Lab) $20.00 CHEM
Lawsonia intracellularis $25.00 MDS
Lead (blood) $10.00 CHEM
Lead (tissues) (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Leptospira interrogans (genus) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Leptospira interrogans (genus) - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Listeria monocytogenes $25.00 MDS
Listonella anguillarum $25.00 MDS
Loma salmonae $25.00 MDS
Maduramycin (see Ionophores) $20.00 CHEM
Maedi-visni Virus (OPP) Serology C-ELISA* $15.00/7.00 SER
Magnesium (serum) (see Metabolic Package or Minerals Package, Serum)  CHEM
Magnesium (tissues) (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) cELISA $15.00/8.00 SER
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) (AHV-1) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Manganese (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Marek's Disease Serology* - AGID $3.25 SER
Marine Calicivirus $25.00 MDS
Mercury $20.00 CHEM
Metabolic Package, Serum (Calcium/phosphorus/magnesium) $15.00 CHEM
Metaldehyde $20.00 CHEM
Milk culture (up to 5 samples) >5 samples, $5.00/sample $25.00 BACT
Minerals Package, Serum (selenium, copper, iodine, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc) $20.00 CHEM
Minerals Package, Tissue (selenium, copper, manganese, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, lead, cadmium) $20.00 CHEM
Mink Aleutian Disease Virus (Parvo) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Mink Aleutian Disease Virus (Parvo) Serology $6.00 VIRO
Mink Distemper Virus (CDV) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Mink Distemper Virus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Mink Enteric Viruses (Rota/Corona) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Mink Enteritis Virus (Parvo) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Mollicutes $25.00 MDS
Morbillivirus-Universal $25.00 MDS
Monensin (see Ionophores)   CHEM
Mycobacterium avium $25.00 MDS
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - AT* $25.00 MDS
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Culture (BACTEC) $30.00 SER
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis ELISA $10.00/8.00 SER
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (ruminants)- AT* $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma bovis $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) AT* $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Serology $3.25 SER
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma iowa (MI) - AT $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma meleagridis (MM) Serology* $3.25 SER
Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) Serology $3.25 SER
Myxobolus cerebralis $25.00 MDS
Narasin (see Ionophores)   CHEM
Neospora caninum $25.00 MDS
Neospora Serology C-ELISA $4.95 SER
Neospora Serology - IFA * $6.00 VIRO
Neospora sp. - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) ELISA $3.25 SER
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) HI $7.00 SER
Nicarbazin $20.00 CHEM
Nicotine (see Alkaloids) $25.00 CHEM
Nitrates (quantitative) $25.00 CHEM
Nitrates (qualitative) $20.00 CHEM
Nocardia-Universal $25.00 MDS
Nocardia seriolae $25.00 MDS
Nodavirus-Fish $25.00 MDS
Non-Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA) $7.00 CHEM
Nosema apis $25.00 MDS
Nosema ceranae $25.00 MDS
Nucleospora salmonis $25.00 MDS
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale $25.00 MDS
Organophosphates - see Pesticides $15.00 CHEM
Orthopoxvirus
Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP) C-ELISA $15.00/7.00 SER
Pacheco's Disease (Herpes) Virus Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Paramyxovirus 2 or 3 - HI $7.00 SER
Parapoxvirus $25.00 MDS
Paratuberculosis (Johne's): see Mycobacterium    
Pasteurella multocida (PM) ELISA $3.25 SER
Pesticides (Cholinesterase Inhibitors) $15.00 CHEM
Phocid Morbillivirus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Phocine Distemper virus $25.00 MDS
Phosphorus (inorganic) (see Metabolic Package or Minerals Package, Serum)   CHEM
Pigeon Circo virus $25.00 MDS
Piscirickettsia salmonis $25.00 MDS
Porcine Circo virus 1 and ll $25.00 MDS
Porcine Enteric Viruses (Corona/Rota/Astro/others) - EM $35.00 VIRO
Porcine Influenza Virus - AT * $25.00 MDS
Porcine Influenza Virus - Serology $6.00 VIRO
Porcine Parvovirus - AT * $25.00 MDS
Porcine Parvovirus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Porcine Parvovirus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Porcine Pox Virus - EM $35.00 VIRO
Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus Serology Inquire SER
Porcine Repro & Resp. Virus (PRRS) - AT* $25.00 MDS
Porcine Repro & Resp. Virus (PRRS) - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Porcine Repro & Resp. Virus (PRRS) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Porcine Repro & Resp. Virus (PRRS) Serology - IFA   SER
Porcine Rotavirus $25.00 MDS
Potassium (serum) (includes sodium) $15.00 CHEM
Psittacine Beak&Feather virus $25.00 MDS
Psittacine Herpes virus $25.00 MDS
Quail Bronchitis (Adenovirus) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Rabbit Herpes Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Rabbit Papova Virus - EM $35.00 VIRO
Renibacterium salmoninarum (BKD) - AT * $25.00 MDS
Renibacterium salmoninarum (BKD) - ELISA $15.00 SER
     
Salinomycin (see Ionophores)   CHEM
Salmon Herpes virus $25.00 MDS
Salmonella analysis of feed or environmental samples
(swabs supplied)
$25.00 SER
Salmonella serology $6.00 BACT
Salt (NaCl) - feed $15.00 CHEM
San Miguel Sea Lion virus $25.00 MDS
Sarcocystis neurona $25.00 MDS
Seal Herpes virus Type 1&2 $25.00 MDS
Snake Paramyxovirus $25.00 MDS
Spring Viremia of Carp virus $25.00 MDS
Selenium (see also Minerals Package, Serum and Minerals Package, Tissues ) $15.00 CHEM
Semduramicin (see Ionophores) $20.00 CHEM
Serpulina hyodysenteriae (Swine Dysentery) - AT * $25.00 MDS
Sheep Footrot: see Dichelobacter - AT* $25.00 MDS
Sodium (serum) (includes Potassium) $15.00 CHEM
Streptococcus equi $25.00 MDS
Streptococcus spp. $25.00 MDS
Streptococcus suis $25.00 MDS
Strychnine (see Alkaloids) $25.00 CHEM
Sulphonamides screening (feed or tissues) $20.00 CHEM
Swine Influenza virus $25.00 MDS
Thallium $25.00 CHEM
Torovirus-Bovine $25.00 MDS
Torovirus-Porcine $25.00 MDS
Toxoplasma gondii - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Toxoplasma gondii Serology * $15.00 SER
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) Virus - IHS $25.00 VIRO
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) Virus Serology $6.00 VIRO
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) Virus Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Tritrichomonas foetus $25.00 MDS
Urea (Feed) $15.00 CHEM
Urea Nitrogen (BUN or MUN) $15.00 CHEM
Ureaplasma diversum $25.00 MDS
Urinary calculi $20.00 CHEM
Varroa Destructor Virus $25.00 MDS
Vibrio anquillarum serology - Type 1 or 2 $6.00 BACT
Viral Arthritis (Reo) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Viral Hemorraghic Septicemia Virus - AT* $25.00 MDS
Viral Hemorraghic Septicemia Virus (VHS) Isolation $35.00 VIRO
Vitamin A in liver $20.00 CHEM
Vitamin B12 and Folate $20.00 CHEM
Vitamin Package, Serum (A, E, and Beta Carotene) $20.00 CHEM
West Nile Virus (WNV): Equine IgM capture ELISA $30.00/15.00 SER
Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE) Isolation $45.00 VIRO
Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE) Serology $6.00 VIRO
White Sturgeon Herpesvirus $25.00 MDS
White Sturgeon Iridovirus $25.00 MDS
Yersinia ruckeri serology - Type I, II $6.00 BACT
Zinc (serum) (see Minerals Package, Serum) $15.00 CHEM
Zinc (tissues) (see Minerals Package, Tissue) $20.00 CHEM
Zinc Phosphide $25.00 CHEM