A-Z Tests

Test Name	Department	Turnaround Time	Description
Cervico / Endometrial Swab	Microbiology	2-4 days	N/A
Abcess / Wound Discharge Sample	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Aural / Oral / Ocular Swabs	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Antibiotic Sensitivity	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Blood Culture	Microbiology	7 days	N/A
Fluid Analysis	Microbiology	7 days	N/A
Uterine Lavage	Microbiology	2-3 days	N/A
Gram Stain	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Cytology Smear	Microbiology	Same Day	N/A
Bronchoalveolar lavage analysis	Pathology	*48 hours written report	N/A
Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)	Microbiology	Same Day	Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a transmissible, exotic, venereal disease of horses caused by the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis
Strangles	Microbiology	Same Day	Strangles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by Streptococcus equi. It is the most comman bacterial infection of horses.
Dermatophyte (Ringworm)	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Microscopy	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Smear for Dermatophilus sp. (on fresh scabs)	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Specific Gravity (Refractomer)	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Urine (chemistry/microscopy)	Microbiology	Same Day	N/A
Full Urinalysis	Microbiology	2 -3 days	N/A
Calculus analysis	Microbiology	Referral test	N/A
Faecal Worm Egg Count	Microbiology	1-2 days	A FEC gives you an indication of adult parasites in your horse by measuring the number of worm eggs in a sample of faeces.
Lungworm Larvae	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Occult Blood	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Lawsonia PCR	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Faecal Culture	Microbiology	4-5 days	Equine Other
Rectal Swab	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Salmonella Culture	Microbiology	3-4 days	Equine Other
Campylobacter Culture	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Equine Profile	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Cryptosporidia	Microbiology	1 day	Equine Other
Giardia Antigen Test	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Clostridial Toxin Screen	Microbiology	Same Day	Equine Other
Clotting and Anaemia Profile	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Skin Smear for Malassezia	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Canine Heat Smear	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Fungal Culture (Environmental) - (Swabs or Air Samples)	Microbiology	7 days	N/A
Surface Swabs	Microbiology	Same Day	N/A
Bacterial Culture (Environmental) - Swabs (aerobic or anaerobic)	Microbiology	Up to 4 days	N/A
Water Sample - Culture	Microbiology	4 days	N/A
Water Sample - Chemical Analysis	Microbiology	Referral test	N/A
MRSA Culture / Screening (Environmental)	Microbiology	2-3 days	N/A
Rhodococcus equi	Microbiology	3-5 days	N/A
Mycotoxin Screen	Microbiology	4-5 days	N/A
Milk Bacteriology Testing	Microbiology	2-4 days	N/A
Fluke Egg Screen	Microbiology	Same Day	N/A
Johne's	Microbiology	Same Day	Johne’s disease is an untreatable, chronic, progressive bacterial intestinal disease of cattle caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis or MAP
Leptospira	Microbiology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Neospora canus	Microbiology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Ostertagia	Microbiology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Feed and Forage Analysis	Microbiology	Same Day	N/A
Bulk Milk (Elisa)	Microbiology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Autogenous Wart Vaccine	Microbiology	2-3 days	N/A
Probiotics (Bacteria)	Microbiology	4-5 days	N/A
Salmonella Screen (Food)	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Listeria Screen	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Campylobacter Screen	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Total Bacterial Count	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Coliform Count	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Enterobacter Count	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
E.coli Count	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
E.coli 0157 Screen	Microbiology	2 days	N/A
Clostridia Screen	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Staphylococcus Screen	Microbiology	3 days	N/A
Shelf-life testing	Microbiology	Up to 14 days	N/A
Meat and Bone Meal Analysis	Microbiology	Same Day	The Analysis of Animal Feedingstuffs for Constituents of Animal Origin/Fish. The detection of animal proteins in animal feed was brought about by BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) in cattle
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)	Virology	Same Day	Stallions may become persistently infected with Equine Arteritis Virus (EAV) and infect every mare they cover
Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA)	Virology	Same Day	Equine Infectious Anaemia is a Notifiable viral disease which can be fatal. EIA is considered to be a classical bloodborne infection and the virus is mechanically transmitted by biting flies
Bovine Rotavirus	Virology	Same Day	BovineVirology
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)	Virology	1 day	N/A
Feline Immuno-deficiency Virus (FIV)	Virology	1 day	N/A
Canine Parvovirus (CPV)	Virology	1 day	N/A
Post Mortem	Pathology	Same Day	Carcasses or specimens for gross post mortem examination can be accepted at the centre 24 hours per day 7 days a week.
Tracheal Lavage Analysis	Pathology	*48 hours written report	N/A
Small Animal Histopatholgy	Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
Biopsy - 3 samples	Pathology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Vas Deferns Confirmation	Pathology	Up to 7 days	N/A
ALT (SGPT)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Amylase	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
AST	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
ACTH Stimulation Test	Clinical Pathology	Same Day
Albumin	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Allergy Testing / Treatment	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
B12/Folate	Clinical Pathology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Bile Acids	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Bilirubin	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Biochemistry	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Information regarding the specific tests involved with a basic equine profile. Follow link for instructions on sample submission.
Blood Pack	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Calcium	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Chloride	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Cholesterol	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Ck	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Coombs Test	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Copper	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Cortisol assay	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Creatine	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Differential	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Dourine (Serum, referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
DXM Suppression Test	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
E. Cuniculi (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 14 days	N/A
Ehrichiosis (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 14 days	N/A
Electrolytes	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Electrophoresis	Clinical Pathology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Equine Protazoal Myelitis (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 21 days	N/A
Fibrinogen	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Fructosamine	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
GGT	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Glanders (Serum, referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
GLDH	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Glucose Tolerance Test	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
GPX (SE)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 5 days	N/A
Haematology	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Haematological and blood biochemical testing of the equine athlete at rest is an integral part of equine clinical practice.
IGG	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Iron	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Inhibin( Serum, referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 4 weeks	N/A
Kidney Function	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Equine Kidney Profile (Serum)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
LDH	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	Blood Biochemistry
Lipase	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Liver Function	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Equine Liver Profile (Serum)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Lymes Disease (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
Magnesium	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Oestrone Sulphate	Clinical Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
Phosphate	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Piroplasmosia (T.equi & B.caballi) ELISA	Clinical Pathology	Up to 5 days	N/A
Potassium	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Phenobarbitone (Referred Test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 10 days	N/A
Protein	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Prothrombin	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
SAP	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Selenium - toxicity (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 14 days	N/A
Semen Analysis	Clinical Pathology	Up to 2 days	N/A
Serum Amyloid A	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Spin of Blood Sample	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Testosterone (Serum)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Tapeworm ELISA (Referred test)	Clinical Pathology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Zinc	Clinical Pathology	Up to 5 days	N/A
Infectious Bovine Rhinopneumonitis (IBR)	Virology	Same Day	Bovine Virology
Equine Rotavirus	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Bovine Corona Virus (BCV)	Virology	Same Day	Bovine Virology
Antibiotic Residues (6 plate method)	Microbiology	2 days	N/A
Beta-agonist Screen (Serum or Urine)	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Chloramphenicol (Tissue)	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Sedative Screen (Blood)	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Trenbolone (Serum or Urine)	Microbiology	10 days	N/A
Flunixin (Serum)	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Phenylbutazone (Serum or urine)	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Stanozolol - Specified Risk Material	Microbiology	10 days	N/A
Equine Herpesvirus 1 and 4 (EHV)	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
African Horse Sickness (AHS)	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Equine Herpesvirus 3	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Equine Adenovirus	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Equine Influenza Virus (EIV)	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Equine Rhinitis Virus	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Ovine Rotavirus	Virology	1 day	N/A
West Nile Virus	Virology	Same Day	Equine Other
Coccidiostats	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Bacitracin	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Anthlemintic Screen	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Corticosteroids	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Growth Promoter Screen	Microbiology	12 days	N/A
Phenylbutazone (Tissue)	Microbiology	5 days	N/A
Trichinella (Equine)	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Trichinella (Porcine)	Microbiology	1 day	N/A
Nasal Swab	Microbiology	2-3 days	N/A
Basic Profile (Small Animal)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Comprehensive Profile (Small Animal)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Kidney Profile (Small Animal)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Liver Profile (Small Animal)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
PU / PD Profile	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Muscle Profile (Serum)	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Equine Clotting and Anaemia Profile	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Equine Mineral Profile	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Fasciola	Microbiology	Up to 7 days	N/A
Preputial Swabs	Microbiology	7 days	N/A
Mastitis	Microbiology	2 days	N/A
Bovine Health Screen	Clinical Pathology	Same Day	N/A
Bovine Mineral Profile	Clinical Pathology	3 days	N/A
Rhodococcus equi PCR	Microbiology	3-5 days	N/A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water	Microbiology	3 days	N/A