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Rocky Mountain Animal Health Laboratory

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The Animal Health Lab is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory that provides fast and accurate lab results. We offer testing services for 16 different diseases including Brucellosis, Johne's, Trichomoniasis, BVD, Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), and Scrapie Genetic Susceptibility.

Tiffany Brigner

Laboratory Director

RMRAHL 2331 West 31st Avenue Denver CO 80211

303.477.0049 ph 303.458.7857 fx

Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.

Due to changes in USDA funding the RMRAHL will be changing the way in which it handles Brucellosis samples. The biggest change will be that samples submitted for any other disease will not automatically be screened for Brucellosis. If you need Brucellosis testing it will need to be specifically requested and there will be a small charge per sample. Also beginning October 1^st we will be discontinuing our RAP, Rivanol, STT and CF tests.

Brucellosis samples	$4.00
Pseudorabies gb1 ELISA	$4.00
B. melitensis Card Test	$4.00

As always if your samples need a test we do not provide we will be more than happy to refer your sample to the correct laboratory. If you have any questions about the changes please call us at 303.477.0049. Thank you for your continued business and support.

RMRAHL is now proud to offer pooled Trich InPouch testing. The cost is $6.00 per sample. You will still need to collect the individual samples in InPouches as the pools consisting of 5 samples will be done at the lab. Please note, if any of the pooled samples are found to be positive, PCR will need to be done on each of the five individual samples at a cost of $25.00 per sample.

If using pooled PCR and traveling out of state, please make sure the state to which you are traveling accepts pooled Trich PCR samples.

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New Trich Submission Procedures

Any InPouch samples requesting culture must be received within 48 hours of collection.
Any InPouch samples requesting PCR or Pooled PCR must be received within 72 hours of collection
Lactated Ringers (LRS) samples can now be sent via UPS or FedEx as long as they arrive within 24 hours of collection. The LRS will be transferred to an InPouch upon arrival. The cost of culture, including an InPouch, is $9.00. RMRAHL cautiously advises the use of LRS only in emergency situations.

Would you like to have your Equine Infectious Anemia results immediately? Would you like to be able to issue electronic health certificates? With online EIA submssions available through USDA's Veterinary Services you can have results as soon as the testing is finished and you no longer have to wait for the mail to deliver your originals.