| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) – Porcine General | | Bacterial Culture | Porcine |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) – Porcine Respiratory | | Bacterial Culture | Porcine |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) MIC – BOPO7F | | Bacterial Culture | Bovine, Porcine |
| Atypical Porcine Pestivirus PCR (APPV) | | Serum, brain, fecal swab, nasal swab, heart | Porcine |
| Bacterial Culture and Susceptibility MIC – BOPO7F | | Bacterial Culture | Bovine, Porcine |
| Baermann (Larvae sedimentation) | | Feces (fresh) | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Biopsy – Gastrointestinal – >3 Tissues | | Full-thickness or endoscopic gastrointestinal biopsies | Amphibians, Arthropods, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Fish, Mammals, Mollusk, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| Biopsy – Gastrointestinal – Up to 3 Tissues | | Full-thickness or endoscopic gastrointestinal biopsies | Amphibians, Arthropods, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Fish, Mammals, Mollusk, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| Biopsy – Skin – Dermatohistopathology | | Skin - 6 mm punch or strip biopsies preferred. Skin or orifice lesions but not obvious masses or cysts. | Amphibians, Arthropods, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Fish, Mammals, Mollusk, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| Biopsy – Surgical – > 3 or a single mass > 2 cm dia. | | Incisional (punch or wedge) or excisional biopsy (excludes Dermatohistopathology and Gastrointestinal Biopsies). 4 or more tissues or if the base of any of the submitted tissues (single or combined) exceeds the 6 x 6 cm grid (see Introduction 'Special Information for Surgical/Dermatological Submission' for grid). | Amphibians, Arthropods, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Fish, Mammals, Mollusk, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| Biopsy – Surgical – Up to 3 Tissues | | Incisional (punch or wedge) or excisional biopsy (excludes Dermatohistopathology and Gastrointestinal Biopsies). Up to 3 tissues that if combined will fit into a 6 x 6 cm grid (see Introduction 'Special Information for Surgical/Dermatological Submission' for grid). | Amphibians, Arthropods, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Fish, Mammals, Mollusk, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| Blood Smear Evaluation – Avian/Reptile Only | | 2 unstained blood smears. Will be offered to clients if EDTA samples are compromised during transit, or sample is NSQ for analysis (if smears have been submitted). | Bovine, Canine, Equine, Feline, Llama, Muskoxen, Ovine, Porcine, Rabbit, Wapiti or Elk |
| Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and pilosicoli PCR | | Spiral colon, intestinal contents, feces or rectal swabs | Porcine |
| Brachyspira hyodysenteriae PCR | | Spiral colon, intestinal contents, feces or rectal swabs | Porcine |
| Brucella abortus (Buffered Plate Agglutination Test – BPAT) | | Serum | Bison, Bovine, Camelids (Alpaca, Llama), Caprine, Cervid (elk, vapiti, red deer, reindeer etc), Ovine, Porcine, Wild Boar |
| CBC – Complete Blood Cell Count | | EDTA whole blood - tube 2/3 full (minimum 1/3 full) + 2 unstained blood smears | Amphibians, Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine, Reptiles |
| CBC – Partial | | EDTA whole blood - tube 2/3 full (minimum 1/3 full) | Bovine, Canine, Equine, Feline, Llama, Muskoxen, Ovine, Porcine, Rabbit, Wapiti or Elk |
| CBC – WBC & Differential | | EDTA whole blood - tube 2/3 full (minimum 1/3 full) + 2 unstained blood smears | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cholinesterase (Blood) | | Heparinized whole blood | Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cholinesterase (Brain) | | Brain - whole avian brain or half a bovine brain | Avian (Domestic), Birds, Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine |
| Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSF) CFIA accredited Test | | Contact PDS Diagnostic Pathologist or PDS lab for details. | Porcine |
| Clostridium difficile Culture | | Feces or Intestine | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Clostridium difficile genotyping PCR | | Bacterial Isolates only
Additional charges will apply if bacterial culture required. | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Clostridium Fluorescent Antibody Test | | Fresh muscle or cardiac tissues | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Clostridium perfringens toxin typing PCR | | Bacterial Culture | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cryptosporidium/Giardia FA, Routine Float | | Feces | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cytology – CSF | | CSF | Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cytology – Fluid | | Fluid in EDTA - 1 mL + direct smears; for Buffy Coat - EDTA whole blood - tube 2/3 full (minimum 1/3 full); for LE Prep (Lupus Erythematosus) - heparinized whole blood - 3 mL | Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cytology – Multiple Lymph Nodes (3 or more sites) | | Lymph nodes from multiple sites (> 2 sites) submitted at the same time from the same animal - maximum 8 slides. | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Cytology – Smears or Imprints | | Air-dried, unstained aspirate smear(s) or tissue imprints (maximum 4 slides) | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Dermatophilus Culture | | Skin scraping ,hair. Dermatophilus cuture only , does not include susceptibility testing. | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Direct Exam – Bacteriology | | Swab, tissues, hair, urine, etc. | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Direct Exam – Parasitology | | Swab, tissues, hair, urine, etc. | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| E. coli Enteric Virotyping by Real Time PCR | | Bacterial Isolates only
Additional charges will apply if bacterial culture required. | Bovine, Canine, Feline, Porcine |
| E. coli Porcine Enteric Virotyping by Real Time PCR | | Bacterial Isolates only
Additional charges will apply if bacterial culture required. | Porcine |
| Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae PCR | | Tonsils, heart, joint swab, feces, spleen, lymph nodes | Porcine |
| Fecal Culture – Large Animal | | Feces - 5 grams or Intestine | Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Fecal Culture – Porcine | | Feces - 5 grams or Intestine | Porcine |
| Fecal Egg Sedimentation | | Feces | Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Fluid Sodium, Potassium, Chloride | | Fluid | Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Fungal Culture | | Hair, skin scrapings, skin biopsy, swabs | Avian (Domestic), Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Glaesserella parasuis PCR | | Tissues, swabs | Porcine |
| Herpesvirus sp. PCR | | Tissues - fresh, formalin fixed or embedded | Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine |
| Immunohistochemistry (IHC) (Food) | | Formalin-fixed tissues or tissues in paraffin block. | Bovine, Caprine, Ovine, Porcine |
| Influenza A HA and NA Sequencing | | | Avian (Domestic), Equine, Porcine |
| Influenza A Real Time PCR | | Nasal swab, fresh lung tissue, oral fluid | Avian (Domestic), Equine, Porcine |
| Large Animal Kidney (Chemistry Panel) | | Serum | Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine |
| Large Animal Liver (Chemistry Panel) | | Serum | Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine |
| Large Animal Mini Panel – no interpretation | | Serum | Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Ovine, Porcine |
| Large Animal Presurgical (Chemistry Panel) | | Serum | Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Mammals, Ovine, Porcine |
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