TEST LIST AND TURN-AROUND TIMES
Please see our test list below. If you would like details of pricing please don't hesitate to contact us at lab@biote.vet. Alternatively log-in/register to view our current price lists.
Equine General Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Aerobic culture & sensitivity (1-2 isolates) (3-4 isolates) |
2 days | Plain or charcoal swab/aspirates |
| Sensitivity per Isolate | 2 days | N/A |
| Anaerobic Culture | 2-3 days | Plain or charcoal swab/aspirates |
| Sterile Fluid Cytology (Total Protein, TNCC and Cytology) |
Same day | Plain and EDTA |
| Sterile Fluid Cytology & Culture (Total Protein,TNCC, cytology and culture) |
Cyto – same day Culture – 2 days |
Plain and EDTA |
| Gram Stain | Same day | Plain or charcoal swab/ Slide/fluid/aspirate |
Equine Reproductive Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| EVA ELISA (with certificate) | 1-2 days Culture – 2 days |
Plain |
| EIA ELISA (with certificate) | 1-2 days | Plain |
| EVA ELISA/EIA ELISA (with certificate) | 1-2 days Culture – 2 days |
Plain |
| Mare CEM Culture (with certificate) | 7 days | Swab (Aimes Charcoal)* |
| Stallion CEM Culture x3 (with certificate) | 7 days Culture – 2 days |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal)* |
| Mare Pre-Breeding – Full CEM CULTURE, EVA ELISA, EIA ELISA (with certificate) CEM qPCR, EVA ELISA, EIA ELISA (with certificate) |
7 days 1-2 days |
CEM - Swab (Aimes Charcoal)* CEM - Swab (Aimes Charcoal) EVA/EIA - Plain |
| Endometrial Cytology only | Same day Culture – 2 days |
Plain or charcoal swab |
| Endometrial Culture (inc.24 hour interim report) | 2 days | Charcoal swab |
| Endometrial Culture and Cytology (inc.24 hour interim report) |
2 days Culture – 2 days |
Charcoal swab |
| Endometrial Culture, Cytology + CEM Culture (inc.24 hour/48 hour aerobic report) |
7 days | Swab (Aimes Charcoal)* |
| Mare CEM qPCR (clitoral or endometrial) |
1-2 days Culture – 2 days |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal) |
| Stallion CEM qPCR x3 Swabs | 1-2 days | Swab (Aimes Charcoal) |
| Equine Progesterone | Same day Culture – 2 days |
Plain |
| Oestrone Sulphate (Pregnancy >120 days) | 2-5 days | Plain |
| Anti Müllerian Hormone (Cryptorchid/GCT) | 2-5 days Culture – 2 days |
Plain |
| Equine Chronic Gonadotrophin (Pregnancy 45-95 days. Not suitable for Donkeys) |
2 days | Plain |
*Must be received within 48 hours of being taken.
Equine Haematology and Biochemistry Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Haematology | Same day | EDTA |
| Full Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, globulin, AST, CK, Urea, Creatinine, GGT, ALKP, Calcium, Fibrinogen and SAA |
Same day | Plain and EDTA |
| Inflammatory Profile Haematology, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, SAA and Fibrinogen |
Same day | Plain & EDTA |
| Kidney Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, Globulin, Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Fibrinogen and SAA |
Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA (LH separated prior to sending) |
| Liver Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, Globulin, AST, ALKP, GGT, Total Bilirubin, GLDH, Bile Acids, Fibrinogen and SAA. |
Same day | Plain & EDTA |
| Newborn Foal Profile Haematology, Total protein, SAA, Fibrinogen and IgG |
Same day | Plain & EDTA |
| Critical Foal Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, Globulin, Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, SAA Fibrinogen |
Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA (LH separated prior to sending) |
| Performance Profile Haematology, Total protein, AST, CK and Fibrinogen, SAA |
Same day | Plain & EDTA |
| Racing Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, Globulin, AST/CK, Fibrinogen |
Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA (LH separated prior to sending) |
| AST/CK | Same day | Plain or Lithium Heparin |
| Electrolytes Chloride, Sodium, Potassium |
Same day | Lithium Heparin (separated prior to sending) |
| Full Electrolytes Chloride, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Calcium |
Same day | Lithium Heparin (separated prior to sending) |
| IgG | Same day | Plain |
| Individual/Add-on Tests Total protein, Albumin, AST, CK, Urea, Creatinine, Total Bilirubin, GGT, ALKP, Glucose, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Triglycerides, GLDH, Bile Acids |
Same day | Plain Electrolytes- Lithium Heparin (separated prior to sending) Glucose - Oxalate |
| SAA | Same day | Plain |
Equine Endocrinology Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| PPID Screen ACTH, Insulin and Glucose |
Same day | EDTA – Separated and sent chilled, Plain and Oxalate. Please state basal or Post Glucose Insulin Please send special delivery |
| Insulin |
Same day | Plain |
| ACTH | Same day | EDTA – Separated and sent chilled. Please send special delivery |
| Cortisol |
Same day | Plain |
Equine Skin Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Skin scrape microscopy Microscopy for fungal elements and ectoparasites |
Same day | Skin scrape/Hair pluck |
| Skin scrape Microscopy and Fungal/dermatophyte Culture | Micro – same day Culture – Upto 14 days |
Skin scrape/Hair pluck |
| Skin scrape – Full Microscopy for fungal elements and ectoparasites, fungal/ dermatophyte culture and aerobic culture |
Micro – same day Aerobic culture – 2 days Fungal/dermatophyte culture- Up to 14 days. |
Skin scrape/Hair pluck |
Equine Faecal Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Diarrhoea Panel - Adult Salmonella culture, C.difficile Toxin A/B, C.perfringens, WEC |
1-4 days | Faecal sample |
| Diarrhoea Panel – Foal Salmonella culture, C.difficile Toxin A/B, C.perfringens, Cryptosporidium, Rotavirus, WEC |
1-4 days Culture – Up to 14 days |
Faecal sample |
| Salmonella Culture | 2-3 days | Faecal sample |
| C.difficile Toxin A/B | Same day | Faecal sample |
| C.perfringens | 2-3 days | Faecal sample |
| Cryptosporidium | Same day | Faecal sample |
| Rotavirus | Same day | Faecal sample |
| Faecal Worm Egg Count (McMaster) | Same day | Faecal sample |
| Lawsonia intracellularis qPCR | 1-2 days | Faecal sample |
| Salmonella qPCR | 2-3 days | Faeces |
| Pinworm | Same day | Cellotape slide |
Equine Respiratory Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Tracheal Wash Cytology | Same day | Plain and EDTA |
| Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Cytology | Same day | Plain and EDTA |
| Tracheal Wash Cytology and Culture (+ Anerobic culture if indicated) |
Cyto – Same day Culture – 2 days |
Plain and EDTA |
| Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Cytology and Culture (+ Anerobic culture if indicated) |
Cyto – Same day Culture – 2 days |
Plain and EDTA |
| Strangles Culture | 2 days | Plain or charcoal swab/ Nasopharyngeal swab/ GP wash/aspirate |
| Strangles qPCR | 1-2 days | Plain or charcoal swab/ Nasopharyngeal swab/ GP wash/aspirate |
| Strangles ELISA | 2-3 days | Plain |
| Strangles qPCR and Culture | 1-2 days | Plain or charcoal swab/ Nasopharyngeal swab/ GP wash/aspirate |
| Equine Influenza qPCR | 1-2 days | Nasopharyngeal swab |
| EHV 1&4 qPCR | 1-2 days | Nasopharyngeal swab |
| Rhodococcus equi qPCR | 1-2 days | Tracheal Wash/ Nasopharyngeal swab |
| Equine Respiratory Panel qPCR EHV 1&4, Strangles, Equine influenza. |
1-2 days | Nasopharyngeal swab |
Equine Urine Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Urinalysis Dipstick, Specific Gravity and Sediment |
Same day | Urine |
| Urinalysis Dipstick, Specific Gravity, Sediment and Culture |
Urine analysis- Same day Culture – 2 days |
Urine |