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Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Animal Health Centre
1767 Angus Campbell Road
Abbotsford BC V3G 2M3
Charges for Laboratory Services
Effective July,2008
GST Registration #R107864738
Visa, Mastercard, debit card or cash payable at time of
submission
Charges for out of province submissions will be 150% of
all quoted charges + GST
COMPLETE POST MORTEM EXAMINATION (INCLUDES GST)
Tests are performed at the discretion of the
pathologist based upon the history and samples.
All costs for testing "follow-up" submissions
will be billed unless otherwise specified by a pathologist.
A complete postmortem examination includes gross
examination; other tests such as microscopic evaluation of tissues,
bacteriology, virology, mineral analysis, parasitology, etc. are included
in the post mortem charge, if necessary, to arrive at a diagnosis.
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PRODUCTION ANIMALS |
$70.00 |
| Include cattle, swine, sheep, fallow deer, bison,
reindeer, goats, fur producing animals, llamas, alpacas, rabbits raised
for meat, birds kept for meat or egg production and fish.
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| COMPANION ANIMALS |
$125.00 |
| Include dogs, cats, horses and other species not primarily kept for
food production. Neurological exams additional $100.00. |
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NON-COMMERCIAL POULTRY Birds
from flocks of less than 100 birds, raised for meat or eggs
only
($10.00 fee for 1st submission only; $70.00 for
subsequent submissions)
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$10.00 |
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COMPLETE FETUS EXAMINATION |
$60.00 |
| A maximum of three fetus from the same dam, five birds, or five fish of the same general
age, same group and same apparent disease problem per submission. A composite
report will include all animals; if individual animal reports are required,
these will be billed as individual cases.
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| EUTHANASIA |
$50.00 |
| Farm animals will not be accepted for euthanasia unless
previously authorized by a pathologist. This fee does not apply to
poultry. Companion animals will not be accepted for euthanasia.
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LIST OF OTHER TESTS
Charges for out of province submissions will be 150% of
all quoted charges + GST
(For tests not listed, please contact the AHC
(604-556-3003 or B.C. toll free 1-800-661-9903)
or
refer to our
web page)
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HISTOPATHOLOGY |
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$30.00 ($40.00 Companion Animals) |
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| VIROLOGY: |
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| Includes cell culture and/or electron microscopy and/or
fluorescent antibodody testing |
$35.00 ($45.00 Companion Animals) |
| 2nd and subsequent samples received at same time: |
$15.00 |
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| BACTERIOLOGY: |
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Culture and sensitivity |
$30.00 ($45.00 Companion Animals) |
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Milk: culture and sensitivity
(1- 5 samples): |
$25.00 |
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Milk: culture and sensitivity
(>5 samples): |
$5.00/sample |
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Fluorescent antibody test for Clostridium
spp. |
$5.00 |
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Acid-fast staining only |
$5.00/sample |
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Histopathology & Bacteriology or Virology |
$60.00 ($85.00 Companion Animals) |
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Histopathology & Bacteriology & Virology |
$75.00 ($100.00 Companion Animals) |
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| PARASITOLOGY:
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Routine fecal flotation |
$20.00 |
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Baermann examination for lungworm |
$20.00 |
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| **SEROLOGY: Tests
available include IBR, BVD, PI3, RSV, TGE, Porcine Parvovirus, EVR,
EVA, Equine Influenza, Swine Influenza, Salmonella spp. |
$6.00/antigen/sample |
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| MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS:
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing |
$25.00/sample |
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Immunohistostaining |
$25.00/antigen |
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| **TOXICOLOGY – SERUM:
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Mineral package (selenium, calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, iodine, phosphorus) |
$20.00/sample |
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Metabolic Package (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus) |
$15.00/sample |
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Vitamins A, E & beta carotene |
$20.00/sample |
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Selenium |
$15.00/sample |
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Copper |
$15.00/sample |
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Blood Urea Nitrogen |
$15.00/sample |
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| **TOXICOLOGY
– TISSUE MINERAL PACKAGE:
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Selenium, copper, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, lead, cadmium |
$20.00 |
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Selenium |
$15.00 |
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| **TOXICOLOGY – FEED:
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Strychnine, Nicotine assay |
$25.00/sample |
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Metaldehyde |
$20.00/sample |
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Ionophores, (eg. monensin,
salinomycin): quantitative, HPLC |
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1st sample |
$50.00 |
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2nd and subsequent samples |
$20.00 |
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Ionophores, qualitative, TLC |
$20.00/sample |
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Nitrate spot test |
$20.00/sample |
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**FOR 10 OR MORE SAMPLES, COST IS REDUCED BY 20% PER
TEST
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