Species: 
Equine
Diagnostic Section: 
Molecular Diagnostics
Test Fee: 
186.50
Setup Days: 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Turn Around Time: 
3 days
Shipping Requirements: 
Label all samples. Ship overnight with cold packs in an insulated container. Ship Monday-Thursday only. Submit specimens in sealed leak-proof containers. Do not submit specimens in gloves.
Specimen Requirements: 

3-5 g fresh feces or intestinal contents

Collection Protocol: 

Collect specimens aseptically into individual sterile, leak proof containers and label with permanent marker. Fresh samples provide the most accurate results. Do not submit feces in gloves.

Additional Information: 

Detection of equine coronavirus (ECoV), Lawsonia intracellularis, Neorickettsia risticii (Potamac Horse Fever - PHF) and Salmonella spp. by real time PCR. Detection of both toxins A and B produced by toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile and enterotoxin produced by Clostridium perfringens in fecal specimens by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Test is available as STAT if requested, for an additional fee. Salmonella PCR requires overnight enrichment incubation and results will be available the following day. For remaining tests, same day results can be provided for STAT specimens submitted before 10:00 a.m. Results for STAT specimens submitted after 10:00 a.m. receive priority status and are reported as soon as they are available, at least by the following business day.