Species: 
Equine
Diagnostic Section: 
Molecular Diagnostics
Test Fee: 
120
Setup Days: 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Turn Around Time: 
2-4 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 by real time PCR. 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 PCRs, 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. Panel Includes: Equine Coronavirus PCR (ECoV) , Equine Coronavirus PCR (ECoV) , Lawsonia intracellularis PCR, Lawsonia intracellularis PCR, Neorickettsia risticii PCR (Potomac Horse Fever / PHF), Neorickettsia risticii PCR (Potomac Horse Fever / PHF), Salmonella spp. PCR