Colorado Department of Agriculture
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Testing Services and Fees

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Samples may be brought directly to the Rocky Mountain Regional Animal Health Laboratory Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, or sent by mail, UPS, FedEx, DHL or any courier.  Please package samples carefully so they are not damaged in transit.  Submissions to the laboratory should comply with applicable biosafety regulations.  Submissions to the laboratory must be accompanied by a Submission form for all samples. Charges will be billed to the veterinarian submitting the samples. There is no additional charge for samples originating from out-of-state.

 


Disease

Fees  

Samp. 1-10

 Fees Sample >10

 Test Run

 Sample Needed

Results if samples submitted by 10 am

 Comments

Anaplasmosis

 c-ELISA

 $9.00

 $7.00

Daily

2 ml Serum 

Same day

 

 

 

Bluetongue Virus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 AGID

 $7.25 

 $5.75

TW

2 ml Serum

 24-48 hr

 

 

 ELISA

 $7.25

 $5.75 

Daily

2 ml Serum

Same day

 

 

       
Bovine Leukosis            
 AGID  $6.00  $4.75  M-W 2 ml Serum  24-48 hr

 

 

 ELISA  $6.00   $4.75 Daily 2 ml Serum  Same day

 

 

       
Brucella abortus            
 Brucella Ring Test  $0.00  N/A Call 10 ml Milk Same day

 

 

 BAPA

 $4.00

 N/A Daily 2 ml Serum Same day

 

 

 Card Test  $4.00  N/A Daily 2 ml Serum Same day

 *1

 

 HIRT  $0.00  N/A Call 10 ml Milk Same day

 

 

 Isolation

 $34.00   Call Tissue, Milk, Semen  15 days  
 Identification  $68.00  N/A Call Isolate  7 days

 

 

 m-ELISA  $0.00  N/A Daily 10 ml Milk Same day

 

 

 Standard Plate Test  $4.00  N/A Daily 2 ml Serum Same day

 *1

 

             
Brucella canis              
 2-METT  $12.00  N/A Call 2 ml Serum  48 hr

 

 

 Isolation/Identification  $18.00  N/A Call Serum w/ clot or heparinized blood  15 days  
Brucella melitensis
 3% Card Test $4.00  N/A Daily 2 ml Serum

Same day

 

 

             
Brucella ovis        
 ELISA  $7.00  $6.00

W

2 ml Serum  24-48 hr

 

 

 Isolation/Identification  $12.00  N/A

Call

Semen, Tissue  15 days

 

 

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Antigen Capture ELISA
ac-ELISA 7.00 N/A Daily Serum/Ear Notch Same day
Caprine Arthritis Enchephalitis/Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (AGID only )  

 AGID (CAEV/OPPV)

 $5.00  $4.00

MW

2 ml Serum

 24-48 hr

 

 

 c-ELISA  $7.25  $5.75

W

2 ml Serum Same day

 

 

             
Escherichia coli            
 HACCP Carcass    Surface Sampling  $12.00  N/A TW Carcass swab  48 hr  
             
Equine Infectious Anemia       
 AGID  $6.00  $4.75

M-Th

2 ml Serum  24-48 hr

 

 

 ELISA  $6.00  $4.75 Daily 2 ml Serum Same day

 

 

             
Johne's Disease (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis )        
 ELISA  $4.75  $3.75 Daily 2 ml Serum  24 hr

 

 

 Liquid Culture  $20.00  N/A Call Feces, Environmental  8-12 weeks

 *5

 

 Solid Culture

 $18.00

 $15.00

M-W

Feces

 16 weeks

 *4

             
Pseudorabies            
 ELISA  $4.00   Daily 2 ml Serum Same day

 

 

             
Scrapie            
 Genotyping Codon 171  $13.75  $11.00  M-Th EDTA tube/FTA Card   2-5 days  
 Genotyping Codon 136  $13.75  N/A M-Th EDTA tube/FTA Card   2-5 days  
 Genotyping 171/136  $24.75  $22.00 M-Th EDTA tube/FTA Card   2-5 days  
             
Trichomonas foetus            
InPouchTM Culture  $5.00  N/A Daily Sheath smegma/ cervical mucous  5-7 days  *6, samples must be received in lab within 48 hours of sampling
Culture from Ringers Lactate U.S.P  $7.00  N/A Daily Sheath smegma/ cervical mucous  5-7 days *6, samples must be received in lab within 24 hours of collection
 PCR  $25.00  N/A Daily Sheath smegma/ cervical mucous  1-2 days  sample must be received in lab within 72 hours
POOLED PCR $30.00 N/A Daily Sheath smegma/ cervical mucous Pool will consist of 5 samples and must be received within 72 hours
West Nile Virus (Equine Only)
 IgM c-ELISA  $11.50  N/A

2 ml Serum  48 hr

 

 

             

 *1

When requested by submitter     

 *2

From feces, hide, carcass, water, and environmental samples. Positive cultures are confirmed by ELISA and/or API20E and Latex Agglutination  

 *3

For SLT 1, SLT 2, eaeA, hlyA, and 0157 genes of E. coli 0157 isolates 

 *4

Positive isolates are confirmed by acid fast stain and PCR. 

 *5

Pooling is done by lab and will consist of less than 5 individual fecal samples. Submitter instructs lab which samples to pool.    

 *6

Positives are confirmed by PCR at the submitter's expense.
         
Any tests requested that are not performed by the RMRAHL will be sent to another laboratory deemed suitable by the RMRAHL for testing.  If a portion of the tests are being conducted at the RMRAHL, the submitting veterinarian will receive all results through the RMRAHL and will be billed for all tests by the RMRAHL.