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Ministry of Agriculture
Animal Health Centre
1767 Angus Campbell Road
Abbotsford BC V3G 2M3
Charges for Laboratory Services
Updated July, 2010
HST 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 + HST
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.
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.
| PRODUCTION ANIMALS (HST included) | $74.00 |
| 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. | |
| COMPANION ANIMALS Post Mortem and Fetal Examination (HST included) | $133.00 |
| Include dogs, cats, horses and other species not primarily kept for food production. Neurological exams additional $50.00. | |
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NON-COMMERCIAL POULTRY Birds
from flocks of less than 100 birds, raised for meat or eggs
only(HST included) ($10.00 fee for 1st submission only; $70.00 for subsequent submissions) |
$10.00 |
| COMPLETE FETUS EXAMINATION for Production animals (HST included) | $64.00 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
(For tests not listed, please contact the AHC (604-556-3003 or B.C. toll free 1-800-661-9903)
| HISTOPATHOLOGY | $30.00 ($40.00 Companion Animals) | ||
| VIROLOGY: | |||
| 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 | ||
| BACTERIOLOGY: | |||
| Culture and sensitivity | $30.00 ($45.00 Companion Animals) | ||
| Milk: culture and sensitivity (1- 5 samples): | $25.00 | ||
| Milk: culture and sensitivity (>5 samples): | $5.00/sample | ||
| Fluorescent antibody test for Clostridium spp. | $5.00 | ||
| Acid-fast staining only | $5.00/sample | ||
| MULTIPLE ORGAN TISSUES: | |||
| Histopathology & Bacteriology or Virology | $60.00 ($85.00 Companion Animals) | ||
| Histopathology & Bacteriology & Virology | $75.00 ($100.00 Companion Animals) | ||
| PARASITOLOGY: | |||
| Routine fecal flotation | $20.00 | ||
| Baermann examination for lungworm | $20.00 | ||
| **SEROLOGY: Tests available include IBR, BVD, PI3, RSV, TGE, Porcine Parvovirus, EVR, EVA, Equine Influenza, Swine Influenza, Salmonella spp. | $6.00/antigen/sample | ||
| MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS: | |||
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Testing |
$25.00/sample | ||
| Immunohistostaining | $30.00/antigen | ||
| **TOXICOLOGY � SERUM: | |||
| Mineral package (selenium, calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, iodine, phosphorus) | $20.00/sample | ||
| Metabolic Package (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus) | $15.00/sample | ||
| Vitamins A, E & beta carotene | $20.00/sample | ||
| Selenium | $15.00/sample | ||
| Copper | $15.00/sample | ||
| Blood Urea Nitrogen | $15.00/sample | ||
| **TOXICOLOGY � TISSUE MINERAL PACKAGE: | |||
| Selenium, copper, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, manganese, lead, cadmium | $20.00 | ||
| Selenium | $15.00 | ||
| **TOXICOLOGY � FEED: | |||
| Strychnine, Nicotine assay | $25.00/sample | ||
| Metaldehyde | $20.00/sample | ||
| Ionophores, (eg. monensin, salinomycin): quantitative, HPLC | |||
| 1st sample | $50.00 | ||
| 2nd and subsequent samples | $20.00 | ||
| Ionophores, qualitative, TLC | $20.00/sample | ||
| Nitrate spot test | $20.00/sample | ||
**FOR 10 OR MORE SAMPLES, COST IS REDUCED BY 20% PER TEST
