TEST LIST AND TURN-AROUND TIMES
Equine General Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
| Aerobic Culture and Sensitivity (1-2 Isolates) | 2 days | Plain or Charcoal swab/aspirates |
| Aerobic Culture and Sensitivity (3-4 Isolates) | 2 days | Plain or Charcoal swab/aspirates |
| Anaerobic Culture | 2-3 days | Plain or Charcoal swab/aspirates |
| Sensitivity (per isolate) | 2 days | Plain or Charcoal swab/aspirates |
Sterile Fluid Cytology Total Protein, TNCC and Cytology | Same day | Plain and EDTA |
Sterile Fluid Cytology and 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 |
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Equine Reproduction Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
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EVA ELISA (with certificate) |
2-4 days | Plain |
| EIA ELISA (with certificate) | 2-4 days | Plain |
| EVA ELISA/EIA ELISA (with certificate) | 2-4 days | Plain |
| Mare CEM (with certificate) | 7 days |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal) Must be received within 48 hours of being taken. |
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Stallion CEM X 3-4 (with certificate) |
7 days |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal) Must be received within 48 hours of being taken. |
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Mare Pre-Breeding - Full CEM, EVA ELISA, EIA ELISA (with certificate) CEM qPCR, EVA ELISA, EIA ELISA (with certificate |
7 days
1-4 Days |
EVA/EIA - Plain, CEM - Swab (Aimes Charcoal) Must be received within 48 hours of being taken.
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Endometrial Cytology only |
Same day | Plain or charcoal swab |
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Endometrial Cytology and Culture (24 hour interim report) |
2 days | Charcoal swab |
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Endometrial Culture+CEM (24 hour/48 hour aerobic report) |
7 days |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal) Must be received within 48 hours of being taken. |
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Mare CEM qPCR (clitoral or endometrial) |
Same day |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal). |
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Stallion CEM qPCR X 3-4 Swabs |
Same day |
Swab (Aimes Charcoal). |
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Equine Progesterone |
1-2 days |
Plain |
Equine Haematology and Biochemistry
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
Full Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, globulin, AST, CK, Urea, Creatinine, LDH, Total Billirubin, GGT, SAA, Glucose, Calcium and Fibrinogen | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA |
Inflammatory Profile Haematology, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin SAA and Fibrinogen | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA |
Newborn Foal Profile Haematology, Total protein, SAA, Fibrinogen and IgG | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA |
Critical Foal Profile Haematology, Total protein, Albumin, Urea, Creatinine, SAA, Electrolytes Fibrinogen | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA |
Performance Profile Haematology, Total protein, AST, CK and Fibrinogen, SAA | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin & EDTA |
Muscle/Racing Haematology, AST/CK, fibrinogen | Same day | Plain, Lithium Heparin and EDTA |
| AST/CK | Same day | Plain or Lithium Heparin |
| SAA | Same day | Plain |
Electrolytes Calcium, Chloride, Sodium, Potassium | Same day | Plain |
| IgG | Same day | Plain |
Faecal Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
Diarrhoea Panel - Adult Salmonella culture, C.difficile Toxin A/B, C.perfringens (reffered test), WEC | 3 - 4 days | Faecal sample |
Diarrhoea Panel –Foal Salmonella culture, C.difficile Toxin A/B, C.perfringens (referred test), Cryptosporidium, Rotavirus, WEC | 3 - 4 days | Faecal sample |
Salmonella Culture | 2 - 3 days | Faecal sample |
C.difficile Toxin A/B | Same day | Faecal sample |
Cryptosporidium | Same day  | Faecal sample |
Rotavirus | Same day | Faecal sample |
Faecal Worm Egg Count (McMaster) | Same day | Faecal sample |
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Respiratory Tests
| Test Description | Turnaround Time | Samples Required |
Tracheal Wash/Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Cytology | Same Day | Plain and EDTA |
Tracheal Wash/Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Cytology and Culture (+ Anerobic culture if indicated) | Cyto – Same day Culture – 2-3 days | Plain and EDTA |
Strangles Culture | 2 Days | Plain or charcoal swab/Nasal phalangeal swab/GP wash/aspirate |
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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 |
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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 |
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