One parameter (microbe count, Coli-titre, Proteus, Ps. aeruginosa, hemolytic cocci, anaerobic microflora)
Category: Veterinary investigations
Animal species: Swine, Bovine, Horse
Diesase/Examination: Microbial contamination of semen
Type of analysis/testing
Microbiology
Sample volume, packaging
0.5 -1 ml in sterile container on ice
Turnaround time (business days)
7
Prion proteins of Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Category: Veterinary investigations
Animal species: Sheep, Deer, Bovine, Goat, Fur-bearing animal
Diesase/Examination: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Scrapie, Chronic wasting disease (CWD), Transmissible mink encephalopathy
Type of analysis/testing
Histology
Object
Ruminant Medulla oblongata and mink brain
Method/principle
OIE Manual, Chapter 2.4.5., 2.7.12., Classical histology
The method has been accredited
Sample volume, packaging
Brain obex, cerebellar peduncles, tectum of midbrain (quadrigeminal plate). In single-use container, fixed in 10% formalin solution, formalin and sample volume ratio 10:1 at room temperature or fresh (stored at 2-8 °C)
Turnaround time (business days)
4
Type of analysis/testing
Histology
Object
Ruminant and mink brain and lymphoid tissue
Method/principle
OIE Manual, Chapter 2.4.5., 2.7.12., Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
The method has been accredited
Sample volume, packaging
Brain obex, cerebellar peduncles, tectum of midbrain (quadrigeminal plate).
Sheep - in addition - cerebellum. Deer - in addition - lymph nodes.
In single-use container, fixed in 10% formalin solution, formalin and sample volume ratio 10:1 at room temperature or fresh (stored at 2-8 °C)
Turnaround time (business days)
15
Object
Ruminant Medulla oblongata
Method/principle
OIE Manual Terr.ch. 2.4.5., 2.7.12. BIO-RAD TeSeE or IDEXX Herd Check
The method has been accredited
Sample volume, packaging
Brain obex, cerebellar peduncles, tectum of midbrain (quadrigeminal plate) in single-use container
Turnaround time (business days)
1 (Investigations are made in Wednesdays and Fridays)